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East of EnglandConservation areas in St Albans City and District Council
45 conservation areas and 34 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Amwell
Designated 1983 · ref. CA8
Rules & recordChildwickbury
Designated 1977 · ref. CA3
Rules & recordCunningham Avenue
Designated 2014 · ref. CA19
Rules & recordGustard Wood
Designated 1971 · ref. CA4
Rules & recordHarpenden
Designated 1969 · ref. CA1
Rules & recordLondon Colney
Designated 1974 · ref. CA15
Rules & recordMackerye End
Designated 1977 · ref. CA5
Rules & recordNapsbury
Designated 1996 · ref. CA18
Rules & recordOld Bricket Wood
Designated 1983 · ref. CA13
Rules & recordPark Street and Frogmore
Designated 1994 · ref. CA17
Rules & recordPotters Crouch
Designated 1977 · ref. CA12
Rules & recordRedbourn
Designated 1969 · ref. CA2
Rules & recordSandridge
Designated 1969 · ref. CA9
Rules & recordShafford Mill
Designated 1980 · ref. CA10
Rules & recordSleapshyde
Designated 1993 · ref. CA16
Rules & recordSopwell
Designated 1973 · ref. CA14
Rules & recordSt Albans - Abbey Mill Lane
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_2b
Rules & recordSt Albans - Abbey Precincts
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_2a
Rules & recordSt Albans - Alma Road and Priory Park
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7d
Rules & recordSt Albans - Boundary Road Cottages
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7h
Rules & recordSt Albans - Clarence Park
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7i
Rules & recordSt Albans - Essex Street / Clifton Street
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7g
Rules & recordSt Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Village
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_4c
Rules & recordSt Albans - Folly Lane, Garden Fields and the Old Hospital
Designated 1969 · ref. C11_7k
Rules & recordSt Albans - Gombards and the Spencer Park Estate
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7l
Rules & recordSt Albans - Granville Road
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7j
Rules & recordSt Albans - Hatfield Road and the Office Core
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_4b
Rules & recordSt Albans - Holywell Hill / Sopwell Lane
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_4d
Rules & recordSt Albans - London Road
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_5a
Rules & recordSt Albans - Midland and GNR Railways
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_6b
Rules & recordSt Albans - Mount Pleasant
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_5c
Rules & recordSt Albans - Nothern St Peters Street
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7e
Rules & recordSt Albans - Old Gasworks and the Abbey Line
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_6a
Rules & recordSt Albans - Prospect Road
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7a
Rules & recordSt Albans - Romeland and the Abbey Gateway
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_2c
Rules & recordSt Albans - Sopwell Nunnery Ruins
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_4e
Rules & recordSt Albans - St Peters Park and the Marlborough House Estate
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7f
Rules & recordSt Albans - The Commercial Centre
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_4a
Rules & recordSt Albans - The Park and St Stephens Hill
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7b
Rules & recordSt Albans - Three Parish Churches
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_3
Rules & recordSt Albans - Verulam Road
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_5b
Rules & recordSt Albans - Verulamium
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_1
Rules & recordSt Albans - Victoria Street
Designated 1969 · ref. CA11_7c
Rules & recordWater End
Designated 1977 · ref. CA6
Rules & recordWheathampstead
Designated 1969 · ref. CA7
Rules & recordWhat 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 St Albans City and District 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.
- Alban Park/Acrewood Way/Lyon Way (20 March 2017)
- Beesonend (7 July 1993)
- Brick Knoll Park (20 March 2017)
- Childwick Green (2 January 1990)
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane (7 July 1993)
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane (7 July 1993)
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane (7 July 1993)
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane (7 July 1993)
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane (7 July 1993)
- Coldharbour Lane (20 March 2017)
- Colney Heath Farm (3 May 1995)
- Cunningham Avenue (3 November 2014)
- Former Radlett Airfield (28 April 1978)
- Kimpton Bottom (13 March 2002)
- Kimpton Bottom (9 November 2001)
- Land at Bylands Meadow (19 June 2002)
- Land at Harpenden Road (29 August 2003)
- Land at Harpenden Road (23 July 2003)
- Land at Lower Luton Road (9 July 2004)
- Land at Lower Luton Road North (17 February 2006)
- Land at Sandridgebury Lane (27 February 2003)
- Land between Ragged Hall Lane & M10 (16 July 2001)
- Land r/o 2-84 Ragged Hall Lane (6 April 2000)
- Land r/o 26-64 Manor Road (3 May 2002)
- North Orbital Commercial Park (20 March 2017)
- Porters Wood/Soothouse Spring (20 March 2017)
- Sopwell Lane and Albert Street (5 July 1990)
- Southdown Industrial Estate (20 March 2017)
- St Albans Abbey Station (20 March 2017)
- St Albans City Core (20 March 2017)
- St Albans City Station (20 March 2017)
- The Hawthornes (22 February 1989)
- Verulam and Fishpool Street (2 January 1991)
- Whitecroft Estate (16 September 1971)
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.