LS27 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Making a Morley or Churwell renovation work in phases

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 Morley or Churwell house renovation, distinguish work that can be completed room by room from work that crosses the whole house. Moving heating, drainage or a staircase can affect several finished areas. A phased brief should explain those dependencies before promising that every room can remain occupied.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Draw the services before the phases
Mark the route of new supplies and drainage through the building. Arrange phases around those routes so newly decorated rooms are not reopened for later connections.
[ ] Gather: A whole-house services sketch and the proposed order of rooms.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Separate structural uncertainty from decoration
Identify walls to be removed and areas where construction is unknown. Ask what survey or opening-up is needed before agreeing a fixed structural scope, especially where earlier alterations have no drawings.
[ ] Gather: Existing surveys and a plan identifying uncertain wall construction.
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.
Morley: appraisal document (PDF 15.9MB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-03/morley conservation area appraisal.pdf
Morley: area map (PDF 1.3MB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-03/morley%20conservation%20area_0.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

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.