The Algiers , High Street, Canewdon, Essex, SS4 3PU Data via plota.co.uk

25/00918/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Renovation of the existing buildings including upgrading with internal insulation and secondary glazing. Sub-division of the building to form two class C3 residential houses and retention of the main part of the Village Stores for commercial, business and service (class E). Rear extensions to be added to the residential and commercial parts. Re-siting of existing granary building. New shopfront under the pentice roof. Demolition of the rear existing outbuildings with parking shelters to be built in their place. Construct cycle and bin stores. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
Decision
Target date was 4 Feb 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 323.

The consultation period closed on 21 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 4

Conservation area about 10 m away: Canewdon CA
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Canewdon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £580,000 in July 2022. Other property, freehold.

29 July 2022£580,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Rochford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SS4 3PU
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Roche North And Rural Rochford District Council -
Parish
Canewdon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Feb 2026
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 323, past the statutory target. 67% of listed building consent in Rochford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 323267 days past the 56-day target
25%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
13decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Rochford in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14532886
Comments by
21 Jan 2026
Rochford
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#230 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Rochford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #221 out of 296. Rochford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rochford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #265 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #275 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #221 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #112 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
14 decided
472
Total decisions
98 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.