BD22 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Renovating a village property around Haworth or Oxenhope

Prepared by ATR Developments Limited. You can use this with your designer or builder.
These are preparation prompts, not a property survey or a permissions decision.

Project address: ______________________________
Proposed work: ________________________________
Intended use / occupation: ____________________

For a cottage or older house around Haworth, Oakworth or Oxenhope, begin with a record of retained fabric and how materials can reach the building. For addresses toward Cowling, confirm the council independently. A picturesque setting does not tell you the permissions, construction or access rights of an individual property.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Protect the details being retained
Photograph stonework, windows, stairs and other features before specifying alterations. Check the relevant conservation and listing information and describe repairs separately from changes in form or material.
[ ] Gather: A photographic feature schedule and the property’s designation records.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Make the working area realistic
Show where materials, tools and waste can be kept on a compact or shared-access plot. Discuss delivery sizes and temporary protection before assuming work can proceed with a conventional site compound.
[ ] Gather: An access and storage plan, including any shared route permissions.
Notes: ________________________________________

ADDRESS CHECKS
[ ] Confirm the authority using the full address: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
[ ] Establish applicable permissions with the relevant authority and advisers.

PRIMARY RESOURCES

Local maps & character documents
Selected links from the council’s directory. Use the named area and boundary to check relevance to your property; these documents do not apply to the whole postcode.
Haworth: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/haworth-conservation-area/
Haworth Design Guidance: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/haworth-design-guidance/

Bradford Council
Use the property record and the mapped conservation area, rather than assuming the whole postcode has one designation.
Planning history: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-applications/view-planning-applications/
Conservation maps & assessments: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/list-of-conservation-areas/

North Yorkshire Council
Choose the correct area and site in the council service; do not infer the planning authority from the postcode prefix.
Planning history by area: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/planning-and-conservation/view-and-comment-planning-applications/view-and-comment-planning-applications-your-area
Heritage & conservation: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/planning-and-conservation/heritage-conservation-areas-and-listed-buildings

Historic England
Search for an individual listed building. This is a different check from whether it stands in a conservation area.
Search the National Heritage List: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/

Resource review: 2026-10-16
No project cost, permission or availability is confirmed by this checklist.