About the St Michaels Hamlet Conservation Area
The St Michaels Hamlet Conservation Area covers about 8.4 hectares and was designated by Liverpool City Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 2 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- 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.
- MOEL FAMAU VIEW, L17Householder works
- Former Liverpool Garden Festival Site, Riverside Drive, Liverpool 17Householder works
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.
- Church of St MichaelGrade I
- CarfaxGrade II*
- GlebelandsGrade II*
- The Carriage House, And Gate Piers to GardenGrade II*
- The CloistersGrade II*
- The HermitageGrade II*
- 16 and 18, Southwood RoadGrade II
- 2, ALPASS ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, Southwood RoadGrade II
- 24, Southwood RoadGrade II
- ArnewoodGrade II
- Iron Railings and 2 Gatepiers at St Michaels ChurchGrade II
- Norwegian Fishermens' ChurchGrade II
- VicarageGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Liverpool City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.