WF17 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Adapting a Batley or Birstall property for a new use

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 Batley or Birstall conversion, distinguish the existing use and retained building from the proposed fit-out. A former workspace can offer generous floor area but still need careful assessment of access, structure and services. For a house alteration, the same questions should be scaled to the actual proposal.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Define the intended operation
Describe who uses the building, when they arrive and which entrances and facilities they share. Give that information to the designer alongside the room schedule so the layout responds to the use.
[ ] Gather: A use and occupancy brief with all-floor plans.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Inspect before covering the structure
Identify retained columns, floors and walls and any areas hidden by earlier fit-outs. Agree what investigation is required before new partitions or linings conceal the existing construction again.
[ ] Gather: A structural survey brief and available previous building records.
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.
Batley Market Place appraisal: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-appraisals/BatleyMarketPlace.pdf
Upper Batley appraisal: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-appraisals/UpperBatley.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

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.