WF1 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Refurbishing upper floors in central Wakefield

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 Wakefield city-centre upper floor, establish how it is reached and serviced before choosing a new layout. A separate-looking space can still rely on a shop entrance, shared stair or adjoining supply. For a house in Outwood or Eastmoor, start with its own arrangement rather than a city-centre assumption.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Confirm independent access
Trace the route from the street to every part of the proposal and identify who controls it. Record any shared stairs and ask how the intended use affects circulation and escape arrangements.
[ ] Gather: An all-floor access plan and the relevant ownership or management contacts.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Locate services before fixing room positions
Identify drainage, meters and incoming supplies and whether they are shared. A proposed kitchen or bathroom should be coordinated with viable service routes before the internal partitions are priced.
[ ] Gather: Service photographs and available drainage or utility drawings.
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

Wakefield Council
Locate the address, earlier decisions and any applicable conservation-area information.
Planning history: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/planning/planning-applications-and-advice/help-with-a-planning-application/how-to-view-applications-online/
Conservation areas: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/planning/heritage-conservation-and-tree-preservation/conservation-areas/

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.