LS2 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Programming a Woodhouse rental refurbishment

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: ____________________

A rental refurbishment in Woodhouse needs a usable programme as well as a finish schedule. If tenants are moving out and back in around an academic year, separate work that can be surveyed beforehand from work that needs an empty property. Do not base the programme on an assumed change of use.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Establish the existing and intended occupation
Record the current lawful use, household arrangement and proposed occupancy. Leeds provides separate information on HMO planning and licensing; check the address and proposal before purchasing fixtures for a new layout.
[ ] Gather: Existing use records, proposed room layout and tenancy dates.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Protect the handover window
Identify specialist surveys, materials and approvals that can be arranged before possession. Leave testing, cleaning and defect correction in the programme instead of treating the final day of building work as the move-in date.
[ ] Gather: A dated access window and a room-by-room scope.
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.
Headingley Hill, Hyde Park and Woodhouse Moor: appraisal document (PDF 6.5MB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/a485eccd7fdc843851cf57c81d370ccee7f234d7a26d65f91d014415ccbaba3e.pdf
Leeds City Centre: area map (PDF 719KB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/2b2d4c21ffb2ad0d77d2335abc0e04cab92fa4dee5142628dd4d05c6e37f86a1.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

Leeds HMO planning checks
Check the proposed use and address. Planning and licensing are separate processes; an existing letting is not proof of either.
HMO planning guidance: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/planning-permission/houses-in-multiple-occupation-planning-permission
Article 4 direction & map: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/supplementary-planning-documents-and-guidance/houses-in-multiple-occupation-article-4-direction

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