Planning application
Northamptonshire Central Library, 76 Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2BA
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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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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.
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