The Compasses Inn Compasses Road Pattiswick Bradwell Essex CM77 8BG Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01927/VAR
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
20 Aug 2026
Date validated
20 Aug 2026
Postcode
CM77 8BG

Description

Variation of Condition 5 and 6 of permission (as allowed under appeal reference: APP/) granted 06/09/2019 and varied under for: Retrospective change of use of The Compasses Inn from public house (Use Class A4) to a venue for weddings and events (Use Class D1 and D2) Variation will allow: Condition 5 - With the exception of first-floor guest accommodation, weddings and events at The Compasses at Pattiswick shall take place only between 10:00 and 24:00, Monday to Sunday. The first-floor guest accommodation shall be occupied only by persons attending a wedding or event at the venue and by no more than six adults at any one time. Condition 6 - The premises shall be used as a wedding and events venue, including associated overnight guest accommodation, and for no other purpose… Data via plota.co.uk

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    Conditions 5 varied · 6 variation sought

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Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Historical activity at this location

7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Variation of Condition 5 of permission 18/01203/FUL (as allowed under appeal reference: A…
21/00306/VAR
2019 Withdrawn
Change of use from Public House (Use Class A4) to a mixed use comprising public house and…
19/00097/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Change of use from Public House (Use Class A4) to a mixed use comprising public house and…
19/00097/FUL
2018 Refused
Retrospective change of use of The Compasses Inn from public house (Use Class A4) to a ve…
18/01203/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
Compasses Cottage 19 Compasses Road Pattiswick Bradwell Essex CM77 8BG
Erection of detached double garage with storage space above
17/01541/FUL
2017 Approved
Compasses Cottage 19 Compasses Road Pattiswick Bradwell Essex CM77 8BG
Erection of detached double garage with storage space above
17/01541/FUL
2016 Refused
Appleview & Oak Compasses Road Pattiswick Bradwell Essex
Removal of existing static caravans and erection of two no. three bedroom cottage style d…
16/01531/FUL
Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Braintree is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #47 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Braintree decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #189 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #148 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #47 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #71 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
119 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
11 decided
927
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings