Planning application
Bloomsbury House 27 Guildhall Road Northampton
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for building investigation works.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0140/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0140/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2828/TCA Granted
Bloomsbury House 27 Guildhall Road Northampton
T1 Alder - clear the lamppost giving a 1m clearance, T2 Robinia - Crown lift over the footpaths to 2.4m for pedestrian clearance, clear the property by 2m, remove the lowest branch to allow cctv line of site, raise the two branches overhanging the road to 6m to allow cctv line of site. Remove all suckers and self sets within the triangle planting area
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2026/0136/LBC Granted
Bloomsbury House 27 Guildhall Road Northampton
Application for Listed Building Consent for investigative works to assess the condition of Bloomsbury House as part of a wider fire safety remediation programme.
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2024/4232/COND Granted
Bloomsbury House 27 Guildhall Road Northampton
Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Drawings for doors and furniture) on Planning Permission 2024/1093/FULL [Replacement of the Rotunda Doors to the North Western communal entrance with a wood effect powder coated secure by design doorset to combat anti-social behaviour]
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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24 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 12 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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