Planning in St Albans City and
St Albans City and District Council has 45 conservation areas and 34 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 840 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
45
Article 4 directions
34
Listed building outlines
840
Planning applications
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not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for St Albans City and and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Amwelldesignated 19 October 1983
- Childwickburydesignated 27 July 1977
- Cunningham Avenuedesignated 28 January 2014
- Gustard Wooddesignated 23 January 1971
- Harpendendesignated 24 March 1969
- London Colneydesignated 19 November 1974
- Mackerye Enddesignated 27 July 1977
- Napsburydesignated 1 April 1996
- Old Bricket Wooddesignated 20 July 1983
- Park Street and Frogmoredesignated 30 March 1994
- Potters Crouchdesignated 27 July 1977
- Redbourndesignated 24 March 1969
- Sandridgedesignated 24 March 1969
- Shafford Milldesignated 31 July 1980
- Sleapshydedesignated 31 March 1993
- Sopwelldesignated 30 April 1973
- St Albans - Abbey Mill Lanedesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Abbey Precinctsdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Alma Road and Priory Parkdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Boundary Road Cottagesdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Clarence Parkdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Essex Street / Clifton Streetdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Villagedesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Folly Lane, Garden Fields and the Old Hospitaldesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Gombards and the Spencer Park Estatedesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Granville Roaddesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Hatfield Road and the Office Coredesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Holywell Hill / Sopwell Lanedesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - London Roaddesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Midland and GNR Railwaysdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Mount Pleasantdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Nothern St Peters Streetdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Old Gasworks and the Abbey Linedesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Prospect Roaddesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Romeland and the Abbey Gatewaydesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Sopwell Nunnery Ruinsdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - St Peters Park and the Marlborough House Estatedesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - The Commercial Centredesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - The Park and St Stephens Hilldesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Three Parish Churchesdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Verulam Roaddesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Verulamiumdesignated 24 March 1969
- St Albans - Victoria Streetdesignated 24 March 1969
- Water Enddesignated 27 July 1977
- Wheathampsteaddesignated 24 March 1969
Article 4 directions
- Alban Park/Acrewood Way/Lyon Way20 March 2017
- Beesonend7 July 1993
- Brick Knoll Park20 March 2017
- Childwick Green2 January 1990
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane7 July 1993
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane7 July 1993
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane7 July 1993
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane7 July 1993
- Childwickbury and Ayres End Lane7 July 1993
- Coldharbour Lane20 March 2017
- Colney Heath Farm3 May 1995
- Cunningham Avenue3 November 2014
- Former Radlett Airfield28 April 1978
- Kimpton Bottom13 March 2002
- Kimpton Bottom9 November 2001
- Land at Bylands Meadow19 June 2002
- Land at Harpenden Road29 August 2003
- Land at Harpenden Road23 July 2003
- Land at Lower Luton Road9 July 2004
- Land at Lower Luton Road North17 February 2006
- Land at Sandridgebury Lane27 February 2003
- Land between Ragged Hall Lane & M1016 July 2001
- Land r/o 2-84 Ragged Hall Lane6 April 2000
- Land r/o 26-64 Manor Road3 May 2002
- North Orbital Commercial Park20 March 2017
- Porters Wood/Soothouse Spring20 March 2017
- Sopwell Lane and Albert Street5 July 1990
- Southdown Industrial Estate20 March 2017
- St Albans Abbey Station20 March 2017
- St Albans City Core20 March 2017
- St Albans City Station20 March 2017
- The Hawthornes22 February 1989
- Verulam and Fishpool Street2 January 1991
- Whitecroft Estate16 September 1971
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in St Albans City and?
St Albans City and District Council has designated 45 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. St Albans City and has 34 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
St Albans City and District Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09