About the COLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS Conservation Area
The COLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Birmingham City Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 83 listed buildings (5 Grade I, 15 Grade II*, 63 Grade II). The most significant is 122 and 124, Colmore Row B3, Grade I.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn COLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- CITY WIDE HMOChange of use
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- 122 and 124, Colmore Row B3Grade I
- 17 and 19, Newhall Street and 103, Edmund StreetGrade I
- Cathedral Church of St PhilipGrade I
- School of Art, Birmingham City UniversityGrade I
- Town HallGrade I
- 41 and 43 Church Street B3Grade II*
- 44, Waterloo Street B2Grade II*
- 56, 58 and 60, Newhall Street B3Grade II*
- 6, Bennett's Hill B2Grade II*
- 85 and 87, Cornwall Street B3Grade II*
- 89 and 91, Cornwall Street B3Grade II*
- 93, Cornwall Street B3Grade II*
- 95, Cornwall Street B3Grade II*
- 98, Edmund Street B3Grade II*
- Birmingham Midland InstituteGrade II*
- City ArcadeGrade II*
- Council House, City Museum and Art Gallery and Council House extensionGrade II*
- National Westminster BankGrade II*
- Number 36a and 37 (wellesley House) and Screen Cut Into Waterloo CourtGrade II*
- The Grand HotelGrade II*
- 1-7, Corporation StreetGrade II
- 10, CHERRY STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 102, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 104 and 106, Colmore Row B3Grade II
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- 110, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 112, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 118 and 120, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 121 and 123, Edmund Street B3Grade II
- 125-131, Edmund Street B3Grade II
- 130, COLMORE ROW B3 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 133, Edmund Street B3Grade II
- 158, Edmund Street B3Grade II
- 18 AND 19, BENNETT'S HILL B2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 31 and 32, Waterloo Street B2Grade II
- 37 and 39 Church Street B3Grade II
- 37, Bennett's Hill B2Grade II
- 38, Bennett's Hill B2Grade II
- 39-42 Cannon Street, including 9-15 Needless AlleyGrade II
- 39, GREAT CHARLES STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 5, BENNETT'S HILL B2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 50 and 52, Newhall Street B3Grade II
- 54, Newhall Street B3Grade II
- 55 Colmore RowGrade II
- 61 AND 67, COLMORE ROW B3 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 7 and 8, Waterloo StreetGrade II
- 71 and 73, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 75 and 77, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 79-83, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 80-83, New Street B2Grade II
- 84-87, New Street B2Grade II
- 85, 87 and 89, Colmore Row B3Grade II
- 88-91, New Street B2Grade II
- 9-13, Corporation StreetGrade II
- 92 AND 93, NEW STREET B2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Apsley HouseGrade II
- Bishop Gore StatueGrade II
- Burnaby ObeliskGrade II
- Christchurch HouseGrade II
- Cornwall BuildingsGrade II
- Empire HouseGrade II
- Fountain Approximately 20 Metres South West of St Philip's Place EntranceGrade II
- Four K6 Telephone Kiosks, Eden PlaceGrade II
- General Post OfficeGrade II
- Great Western ArcadeGrade II
- Grosvenor HouseGrade II
- Joseph Chamberlain MemorialGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Temple Row WestGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Lower Part of A Fluted ColumnGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Midland Bank International DivisionGrade II
- Newton ChambersGrade II
- Queen's College ChambersGrade II
- Rostill Lines MonumentGrade II
- Standard HouseGrade II
- Temple BuildingsGrade II
- The Birmingham and Midland Ear, Nose and Throat HospitalGrade II
- The Britannia Building SocietyGrade II
- The Scottish Mutual Assurance Society BuildingGrade II
- Town Clerk's DepartmentGrade II
- Trocadero and Albert ChambersGrade II
- Unett MonumentGrade II
- Wellington HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Corporation StreetEden PlaceEdmund StreetWaterloo Street
The council’s appraisal
PDFCOLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS Conservation Area AppraisalBirmingham City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Birmingham City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.