LS13 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Improving a Bramley home with an older addition

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 Bramley or Swinnow home that already has a porch, lean-to or rear addition, decide whether the existing structure is to be retained, altered or replaced. A proposal that simply draws around it can hide incompatible floor levels, roof junctions and service routes.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Survey the connection to the house
Record how the existing addition joins the walls and roof. Ask what investigation is needed before relying on its structure for a new opening, higher roof or changed use.
[ ] Gather: Photographs of junctions and any old construction drawings.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Review water routes if the plot is low-lying
For a Rodley or other lower-level site, check area flood information and record how the garden drains. Separate a broad environmental check from the specific drainage design needed for the proposed work.
[ ] Gather: Ground levels, manhole positions and records of any past water problems.
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.
Bramley Hill Top: area map (PDF 717KB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/fcfde30b98ad8b8d112cf524d27e6c60b0b2a559a3a395282e8399bab8f5bf62.pdf
Rodley: area map (PDF 462KB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/d581e5acb6217bcd41ec97a7001d4d53fd2907e27f7441d3879d962f5bb38880.pdf

Leeds City Council
Find earlier decisions and check the relevant conservation boundary for your address.
Planning history: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/planning-permission/view-and-comment-on-planning-applications
Conservation maps & appraisals: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/conservation-protection-and-heritage/conservation-area

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

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