About the St Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Village Conservation Area
The St Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Village Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by St Albans City and District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 72 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 67 Grade II). The most significant is 13, Fishpool Street, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 84 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Verulam and Fishpool StreetHouseholder 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.
- 13, Fishpool StreetGrade II*
- Darrowfield HouseGrade II*
- Kingsbury BarnGrade II*
- Manor Garden HouseGrade II*
- St Michael's Manor HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 11, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 114-118, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 128-132, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 137, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 14, St Michael's StreetGrade II
- 142-148, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 150, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 152-158, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 160, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 162 and 164, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 166 and 168, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 17, St Michael's StreetGrade II
- 170, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 172, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 174, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 18, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, St Michaels StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Fishpool StreetGrade II
Show all 72 listed buildings ↓All 72 listed buildings
- 20, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 26, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 28, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 29, St Michaels StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 37-41, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 38-42, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 41a, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 44 and 46, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 5, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 50, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 51-55, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 52, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 54, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 78 and 80, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 7a, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 8, St Michaels StreetGrade II
- 8a, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 92, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 98 and 100, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- Abbey LodgeGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Barn and Attached Wall at Entrance to Express Dairies YardGrade II
- Garden Walls and Stable With Walls to Number 135Grade II
- Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Darrowfield HouseGrade II
- HolmhurstGrade II
- Jessamine CottageGrade II
- Kingsbury Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Kingsbury MillGrade II
- Kitchener's MeadsGrade II
- Linking Building Between Gatehouse and School House Block, At St Albans SchoolGrade II
- North Block St Albans SchoolGrade II
- Oaken HouseGrade II
- Old ForgeGrade II
- Outbuilding at the Rear of Number 28Grade II
- Outbuilding to Number 18 (st Germains)Grade II
- Pyke HouseGrade II
- Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- South-West Block on South Side of Abbey Gate, St Albans SchoolGrade II
- St Albans School Hall BlockGrade II
- St GermainsGrade II
- St Michael's BridgeGrade II
- St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- The Black Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The Blue AnchorGrade II
- The Lower Red LionGrade II
- The Old CrowGrade II
- The Six BellsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
PDFSt Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Village Conservation Area AppraisalSt Albans City and District 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 St Albans City and District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.