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Northamptonshire Central Library, 76 Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2BA

Granted West Northamptonshire 2025/4772/LBC Listed Building Consent (Alteration)

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Internal refurbishment works to provide additional Toilets / Multi Use Offices / Re-Planning of Staff Facilities. New window to Office Space. External heating and cooling equipment / drainage pipes to elevations and ventilation grills.

As published by the council, reference 2025/4772/LBC

Application record

Reference
2025/4772/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent (Alteration)
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Decided
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN1 2BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/3258/COND Awaiting decision

    Northamptonshire Central Library 76 Abington Street Northampton NN1 2BA

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Method Statement) of planning permission 2025/4772/LBC (Internal refurbishment works to provide additional Toilets / Multi Use Offices / Re-Planning of Staff Facilities. New window to Office Space. External heating and cooling equipment / drainage pipes to elevations and ventilation grills).

    Submitted 3 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2026/3258/COND Awaiting decision

    Northamptonshire Central Library 76 Abington Street Northampton NN1 2BA

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Method Statement) of planning permission 2025/4772/LBC (Internal refurbishment works to provide additional Toilets / Multi Use Offices / Re-Planning of Staff Facilities. New window to Office Space. External heating and cooling equipment / drainage pipes to elevations and ventilation grills).

    Submitted 3 Aug 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 2 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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