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Conservation areas in Liverpool City Council

36 conservation areas and 1421 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.

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Conservation areas

Albert Dock

Designated 1976 · ref. CA001

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Canning Street

Designated 1996 · ref. CA002

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Castle Street

Designated 2004 · ref. CA003

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Childwall Abbey

Designated 1991 · ref. CA004

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Derwent Square

Designated 1981 · ref. CA005

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Duke Street

Designated 2003 · ref. CA006

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Edge Hill

Designated 1996 · ref. CA007

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Fulwood Park

Designated 1996 · ref. CA008

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Gateacre Village

Designated 1996 · ref. CA009

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Grassendale and Cressington Park

Designated 1996 · ref. CA010

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Grove Park

Designated 1976 · ref. CA011

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Hartley Village

Official record · ref. CA012

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Hunts Cross Avenue

Designated 1971 · ref. CA013

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Kensington Fields

Designated 2007 · ref. CA014

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Knotty Ash

Designated 2004 · ref. CA015

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Lark Lane

Designated 1996 · ref. CA016

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Mossley Hill

Designated 1996 · ref. CA017

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Mount Pleasant

Designated 1976 · ref. CA018

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Muirhead Avenue

Designated 2003 · ref. CA019

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Newenham Crescent

Designated 1996 · ref. CA020

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Newsham Park

Designated 1982 · ref. CA021

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Ogden Close

Designated 1971 · ref. CA022

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Princes Park

Designated 1996 · ref. CA023

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Princes Road

Designated 1996 · ref. CA024

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Rodney Street

Designated 2003 · ref. CA025

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Sefton Park

Designated 1996 · ref. CA026

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Shaw Street

Designated 1988 · ref. CA027

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St Michaels Hamlet

Designated 1996 · ref. CA028

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Stanley Dock

Designated 2003 · ref. CA029

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Toxteth Park & Avenues

Designated 2005 · ref. CA030

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Walton on the Hill

Designated 1996 · ref. CA031

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Wavertree Garden Suburb

Designated 1971 · ref. CA032

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Wavertree Village

Designated 1979 · ref. CA033

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West Derby Village

Designated 1969 · ref. CA034

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William Brown Street

Designated 1969 · ref. CA035

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Woolton Village

Designated 1996 · ref. CA036

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What a conservation area changes

Extensions

Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.

Lofts and roofs

Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.

Cladding

Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.

Outbuildings

Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.

Demolition

Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.

Trees

You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.

Article 4 directions

Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.

Article 4 directions in Liverpool City Council

These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.

'Breckside Court', off Breckside Park, Liverpool, L6 (12 December 2005)
'Newstead', Beaconsfield Road, Liverpool, L25 (15 June 2000)
'Newstead', Beaconsfield Road, Liverpool, L25 (20 December 2001)
'Oak Farm', Springwood Avenue, Liverpool, L25 (17 June 2002)
'Oak Farm', Springwood Avenue, Liverpool, L25 (30 May 2002)
'Old Kennel House', Deysbrook Lane, Liverpool, L12 (29 July 2004)
'Plot 3', Land to rear of 225 Hunts Cross Avenue, Liverpool, L25 (26 September 2001)
'Plot 4', Land to rear of 225 Hunts Cross Avenue, Liverpool, L25 (26 September 2001)
'Spekelands', Oakhill Park, Liverpool, L13 (10 June 2004)
'The Point' Development, Deysbrook Barracks site, Deysbrook Lane, Liverpool, L12 (17 July 2006)
'The Point' Residential Development, Deysbrook Lane, Liverpool, L12 (13 March 2008)
'The Point' Residential Development, Deysbrook Lane, Liverpool, L12 (13 June 2007)
"The Wheel House", 10 Elmsley Road, Liverpool, L18 8AZ (2 February 2012)
1 - 5 Dorset Road, Liverpool, L6 4DU (25 November 2015)
1 Belmont Drive, Liverpool , L6 7UW (16 May 2017)
1 Breckside Park, L6 (22 May 1978)
1 Buckingham Road, L13 8AY (15 January 2019)
1 Clarendon Road, L19
1 Ingleholme Road, L19
1 Langton Road, Liverpool, L15 2HS (1 September 2017)
1 Mayfields, Westminster Road, L4 (19 July 1982)
1 Mount Park, L25 (8 December 1975)
1 Mowbray Grove, Liverpool, L13 1DN (3 August 2018)
1 Park Vale Road, Liverpool, L9 2DG (25 November 2013)
1 Portal Way , Liverpool, L11 0JA (2 October 2017)
1 Portal Way , Liverpool, L11 0JA (25 May 2018)
1-182 Stonedale Crescent, and land & open space bounded by Stonedale Crescent/Stonebridge Lane, Liverpool, L11 (10 November 2005)
1-3 Croxteth Road, L8 3SE (18 June 2021)
1-9 Saville Road, L13 (3 August 1993)
1, 2 & 3 The Coach House, rear of 80 Darby Road, Liverpool, L19 (11 July 2002)
1/21 Luton Grove L4 (9 December 1977)
1/3 Osborne Wood and 13 Fulwood Park L17
1/8 Elmhouse Mews L25
10 James Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 7PQ (29 April 2025)
10 Norwich House, 8 Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8TD (14 November 2023)
10 Wellington Fields, Liverpool, L15 0EL (9 December 2009)
10-14 Jamaica Street, Liverpool, L1 0AF (9 June 2016)
10-14 Jamaica Street, Liverpool, L1 0AF (7 August 2014)
10/10a Fulwood Park L17 (1 February 1971)
100a Sandstone Road, L13 (20 February 1984)
105 St Marys Road, Liverpool, L19 (28 June 2005)
105 St Marys Road, Liverpool, L19 (3 May 2007)
105 St Marys Road, Liverpool, L19 2NL (4 August 2006)
108 Wood Street, Liverpool, L1 4DH (21 September 2017)
11 DARLEY DRIVE, L12 (18 October 1976)
11 Davies Street, Liverpool, L1 6HB (16 August 2019)
11 Davies Street, Liverpool, L1 6HB (17 September 2018)
11 Muir Road , Liverpool, L9 7AR (20 September 2018)
112-134 Granby Street, Liverpool, L8 2UR (17 January 2011)
113 Elm Hall Drive, Liverpool, L18 (24 May 2005)
118a Carr Lane East, Liverpool, L11 2UF (13 April 2023)
11a Bridge Road, Liverpool, L18 5EQ (9 October 2017)
11d Haymans Green L12 (17 December 1979)
12 MANOR ROAD, L25
12-12a Haymans Green, adjacent to Haymans Grove, L12 (28 September 1977)
122 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PY (8 December 2017)
125 Quarry Street, Former Newborough School, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 (20 September 2007)
133 Woolton Road, Liverpool, L15 6TB (27 June 2018)
133 Woolton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool , L15 6TB (5 January 2018)
133 Woolton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6TB (11 February 2019)

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Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.

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