HD9 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Reworking a Holmfirth or Honley property on its own terms

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 home around Holmfirth, Honley or Meltham, assess the relationship between the road, the house and the garden before planning a new room. An apparently simple rear addition can connect to different ground levels. For an older building, include the retained external features in that assessment.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Set the level strategy before the layout
Measure floor and ground heights around the proposed work. Discuss steps, retaining structures and drainage with the designer before choosing door thresholds or a level terrace.
[ ] Gather: A section through the house and proposed outdoor space.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Use local character information selectively
Locate any applicable conservation appraisal and individual listing for the address. Explain how proposed openings and materials relate to the building instead of treating the whole postcode as subject to one rule.
[ ] Gather: A designation check and existing/proposed elevations.
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.
Holme appraisal: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-appraisals/Holme.pdf
Holmfirth map: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-maps/Holmfirth.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

Environment Agency
An area-level starting point for water-risk checks, not a prediction for an individual property or a diagnosis of drainage defects.
Check long-term flood risk: https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk

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.