LS7 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Connecting living space to the garden in Chapel Allerton

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 Chapel Allerton or Potternewton renovation, a wider rear opening can improve the connection to the garden but may also expose differences between internal floor levels and the outside ground. Start with a section through the house and garden, not just a plan of the new kitchen.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Coordinate the threshold and outside levels
Record the existing floor, patio and garden levels before specifying large doors. Ask how weather protection, drainage and step-free ambitions will be reconciled rather than assuming a flush threshold is a simple finishing detail.
[ ] Gather: Level measurements and photographs taken along the rear elevation.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Decide what remains during structural work
Mark the walls and services affected by the new opening and discuss where the household will cook and enter while work is underway. Temporary arrangements should be part of the scope being compared.
[ ] Gather: The preferred living arrangement during the works and service locations.
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.
Chapel Allerton: appraisal document (PDF 7MB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/939db445e94aa11c1bae0d92d0bc08fcfc60a95b75acb6ff4651529c8154c242.pdf
Chapeltown: appraisal document (PDF 448KB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/c8ede48a5f48d5af17eaf5907f9121ac31bb599ff694425b5a3af78f5e477f0f.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.