HD8 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Defining a village or outbuilding project around Denby Dale

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 project around Denby Dale, Kirkburton or Shepley, establish whether the work is an extension to a dwelling, an outbuilding alteration or a change of use. These can look similar on an early sketch but require different records and investigations. Define the site and existing use first.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Make the building schedule explicit
List the house, barns, garages or other structures involved and their current uses. Gather the planning history and identify the intended use of each part before developing the room layout.
[ ] Gather: A site plan and an existing/proposed building-use schedule.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Plan construction services and access
Record delivery approach, turning space and the location of supplies. If the work area is separate from the main house, identify how temporary and permanent services can reach it.
[ ] Gather: Access photographs and a plan of existing utility connections.
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.
Kirkburton map: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-maps/Kirkburton.pdf
Skelmanthorpe map: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-maps/Skelmanthorpe.pdf

Kirklees Council
Search the site and use the relevant local map or appraisal when considering changes to the building.
Planning history: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/planning-applications/search-for-planning-applications/default.aspx
Conservation maps & appraisals: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/conservation-area-maps.aspx

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.