BD4 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Separating domestic and business access in a mixed-use project

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 work around East Bowling or Dudley Hill, establish whether the property shares its entrance, yard or services with another occupier. A house renovation and a workshop alteration need different arrangements. For a village property around Tong, check its own setting rather than applying an urban-site specification.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Define the work boundary
Mark which rooms, yards and services are included and which must remain operational. Record any shared route that the project relies on before agreeing where materials or waste containers can stand.
[ ] Gather: A scope plan identifying other occupiers and shared facilities.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Clarify exterior changes early
If openings, cladding or roofs will change, show the existing and proposed elevations and check the council information for that address. An internal fit-out brief can otherwise conceal external decisions that need separate consideration.
[ ] Gather: Elevations and a list of all externally visible changes.
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.
Tong: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/tong-conservation-area/

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/

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.