HG2 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Modernising a family home around Oatlands or Pannal Ash

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 Oatlands, Pannal Ash or Harlow Hill, decide whether the main need is a better ground-floor layout, more bedrooms or an additional garden-facing room. These priorities lead to different structural work. Compare them against the existing house before combining everything into one large brief.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Test daylight and circulation together
Draw the rooms that remain behind a proposed extension and the route between kitchen, utility and garden. Discuss light and practical movement before selecting glazing primarily by its appearance.
[ ] Gather: Existing and proposed plans with windows and main circulation routes.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Coordinate the programme with family use
Identify essential facilities and the stage at which they become unavailable. Agree temporary arrangements and the connection sequence before assuming the household can occupy every part throughout.
[ ] Gather: An occupancy plan and the critical household dates.
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

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

GOV.UK party wall guidance
Check the type and position of the proposed work before deciding whether notice or specialist advice is required.
Party walls and building work: https://www.gov.uk/party-walls-building-works

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