HX2 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Planning a hillside extension around Luddenden or Warley

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 property around Luddenden, Midgley or Warley, record levels and access before committing to an extension arrangement. Elsewhere in HX2, a more level estate plot may require a different approach. The design should respond to the surveyed site rather than a general description of hillside construction.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Check the retained ground
Show slopes and walls beside the proposed excavation and record their condition. Ask what investigation and design work is needed before changing levels or relying on an existing retaining structure.
[ ] Gather: A level survey and retaining-wall photographs.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Decide how the site is supplied
Trace the delivery route and identify safe unloading and storage positions. Consider how those arrangements change as the new structure occupies the plot.
[ ] Gather: A phased access and storage sketch with route dimensions.
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.
Luddenden ( PDF 3.5MB ): https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-06/luddenden-conservation-area.pdf

Calderdale Council
Check the address in the application records and consult the appropriate conservation information.
Planning history: https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/search-and-comment-planning-applications
Conservation information: https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/conservation

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.