Northamptonshire Central Library, 76 Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2BA Data via plota.co.uk
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. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026
Documents 23
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 6
Associated applications 2
- Internal refurbishment works to provide additional Toilets / Multi Use Offices / Re-Planning of Staff Facilities. New window…
Conditions details submitted for 4
Site constraints 4
Show all 10 with distances
- 10 mNorthampton Public LibraryGrade II
- 92 mSt Giles' Church SchoolGrade II
- 96 m73, St Giles' StreetGrade II
- 111 m1-8, St Giles' TerraceGrade II
- 117 m81-87, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 127 mQuaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- 128 m33-45, St Giles' StreetGrade II
- 130 mCity BuildingsGrade II
- 133 mChurch of St GilesGrade I
- 138 m74, St Giles' StreetGrade II
Checked on 14 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent (Alteration)
- Postcode
- NN1 2BA
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Target decision
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 119 days from validation, 4 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 115 for listed building works. Approved, as 85% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by West Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Northamptonshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
West Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #295 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 79% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
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