LS8 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Extending a home while retaining its existing character

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 Roundhay or Oakwood house, an extension can change how the original rooms receive daylight and how the roof is read from the street. For a tighter Harehills plot, the same design may not fit the available access. Use your own elevation and boundaries to compare the options.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Test the rooms behind the extension
Draw the depth of the proposed addition and the remaining openings into the existing house. Discuss daylight to the middle rooms before committing to the largest footprint that seems to fit the garden.
[ ] Gather: An existing and proposed ground-floor plan with window positions.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Check the roof connection
Show how the new roof meets eaves, upstairs windows and any existing side addition. Compare a junction that can be maintained with one that depends on concealed or difficult-to-reach gutters.
[ ] Gather: Rear and side elevations with window sill and eaves heights.
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.
Roundhay: appraisal document (PDF 2MB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/19336691bd16ef184b9cad20f633cde0152570190ea369de07ed583ed8b736e9.pdf
Gledhow Valley: appraisal document (PDF 3MB): https://www.leeds.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files-imported/6e3618ec78c9609f0b7495862afeaa82647d72f6f64ca359aff6f55119aaeba9.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

Historic England
Search for an individual listed building. This is a different check from whether it stands in a conservation area.
Search the National Heritage List: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/

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