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

26/01927/VAR Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Variation of Condition 5 and 6 of planning permission , granted 06/09/2019, to allow the premises to be used for weddings and other private events, together with associated first-floor overnight accommodation for up to nine persons, of whom no more than six shall be adults, attending a wedding or private event at the premises. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 20 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 3

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    Conditions varied

    • Variationarchive

      Conditions 5, 6 varied

      • VariationVariation of Condition 5 and 6, to allow the premises to be used for weddings and other…This application26/01927/VAR

Site constraints 2

Public footpath about 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), 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 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Braintree
Postcode
CM77 8BG
Received
around 20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Application GRANTED
Decision date
14 Oct 2026

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026

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:
Householder decisions

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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