WF14 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Choosing floor levels for a Mirfield or Battyeford extension

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 Mirfield or Battyeford extension, establish how the proposed room meets the existing house and outside ground before deciding on large doors or a level patio. A threshold detail depends on drainage and weathering as well as appearance. Lower-ground proposals need their own assessment.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Draw the house-to-garden section
Measure the existing floor, threshold and garden levels and show proposed changes. Discuss access ambitions and water management together rather than specifying the door before resolving the ground around it.
[ ] Gather: A measured section and the preferred access arrangement.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Review area risk alongside property records
Use the Environment Agency checker as an area-level starting point and gather any previous flood or drainage reports. Ask the designer what further assessment the proposed space needs.
[ ] Gather: Existing water-related reports and drainage 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

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.
Upper Hopton map: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-maps/UpperHopton.pdf

Kirklees Council
Search the site and use the relevant local map or appraisal when considering changes to the building.
Planning history: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/planning-applications/search-for-planning-applications/default.aspx
Conservation maps & appraisals: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/conservation-area-maps.aspx

Environment Agency
An area-level starting point for water-risk checks, not a prediction for an individual property or a diagnosis of drainage defects.
Check long-term flood risk: https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk

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