Bloomsbury House 27 Guildhall Road Northampton
Approved on 12 March 2026
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent for investigative works to assess the condition of Bloomsbury House as part of a wider fire safety remediation programme.
- Received
- 23 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- ReceivedReceived23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date13 Mar
- DecidedDecided12 Mar
Decided in 79 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Bloomsbury House 27 Guildhall Road Northampton. West Northamptonshire has handled 1,201 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 9 days longer than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Derngate conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Castle Ward.
88% of heritage applications at West Northamptonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent (Alteration)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 12 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 20 Farringdon Street London EC4A 4AB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 80 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 32
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Derngate
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Associated applications
- 202523 Dec
Application for Listed Building Consent for investigative works to assess the condition of Bloomsbury House…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent2026/0136/LBC - 202523 Dec
Lawful development certificate for building investigation works.
ApprovedOutlineFiled alongside2026/0140/LDP
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20246 Sep
Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Drawings for doors and furniture) on Planning Permission 2024/1093/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/4232/COND - 202421 Feb
Replacement of the Rotunda Doors to the North Western communal entrance with a wood effect powder coated…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2024/1093/FULL - 202313 Nov
Listed building consent to remove the existing timber rotunda doorset and replace with an aluminium secure by…
ApprovedListed building consent2024/0427/LBC
Source: West Northamptonshire
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