Occupancy restriction removal at Trenewydd, Felindre, Knighton
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Powys Planning, Taxi Licensing & Rights of Way Committee on 6 Aug 2026.
What was proposed
The application sought removal of an occupancy restriction attached to an earlier reserved matters consent.
“Application Type: Removal/variation of conditions…”
“Proposal: Section 73 application to remove condition 2 of planning permission R1117/C (occupancy restriction)”
Officer report
Earlier permissions
Earlier permissions approved a farm dwelling, while a previous application to remove an agricultural tie was withdrawn.
“R1117/C approves the reserved matters in respect of outline application R1117/B for erection of farm dwelling house, 10 th February 1978”
“20/0248//REM - Section 73 application to remove condition 7 (agricultural tie) attached to planning approval R1117B. Withdrawn…”
Officer report
Officer recommendation
Officers recommended approval because the occupancy restriction did not relate to the reserved matters and did not meet the relevant tests.
“Once outline planning permission has been granted, it cannot be withdrawn except by a revocation order under section 97 of the Act, and any subsequent approval of reserved matters does not constitute the granting of a further planning permission. Any conditions relating to anything other than the reserved matters should be imposed when outline permission is granted.”
“R1117/C relates to the reserved matters application, following the granting of outline consent for the erection of a dwelling under R1117/B. R1117/C is not a planning permission in its own right, and the imposition of condition 2 (the occupancy restriction) upon it is not considered to meet the necessary tests of the aforementioned Circular, given that it does not relate to any of the reserved matters which were being sought consent under the application.”
Officer report
Consultation responses
The community council recommended refusal; other consultees either had no comments or raised no relevant drainage or rights-of-way objection.
“With reference to the above planning application the Company's observations regarding sewerage are as follows: Condition 2 appears to relate to occupation of the dwelling which doesn't have any bearing on drainage. If this does relate to drainage, please provide the relevant plans/documentation so we are able to submit accurate comments. If this does not relate to drainage in any way, then we have no comment to make.”
“Beguildy Council recommended refusal of this application…”
Officer report
Public representations
No public representations were received after a site notice was displayed.
“Following the display of a site notice on 15/05/2026, no public representations have been received at the time of writing this report.”
Officer report
Committee discussion
The planning officer explained that the circumstances differed from an earlier application and that the restriction should not have been attached.
“The Planning Officer advised that, although the application concerned the same occupancy restriction as a previous application, the circumstances were different. As a reserved matters consent is not a planning permission in its own right, any conditions attached to it must relate to the reserved matters being approved. As the occupancy restriction did not relate to any reserved matters, it should not have been attached to the consent.”
Minutes
The vote
The application was moved and seconded for approval as recommended by the officer.
“It was moved and duly seconded to approve the application as recommended by the Officer. RESOLVED: Reason for decision: That the application be granted consent, subject to the conditions set out in the report which is filed with the signed minutes. As Officers recommendation as set out in the report which is filed with the signed minutes.”
Minutes
The decision
The committee granted consent subject to the conditions set out in the report.
“RESOLVED: Reason for decision: that the application be granted consent, subject to the conditions set out in the report which is filed with the signed minutes.”
Minutes
Sources
- Powys Planning, Taxi Licensing & Rights of Way Committee minutes, 6 August 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Powys's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
Committee decisions and nationwide planning applications, in one API
The Plota API returns planning applications from every council we cover, each with its decision, whether a committee or officers decided it, and the committee date. Build it into your own tools.
See the API →At the meeting
- Council
- Powys
- Date
- Thursday 6 August 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- View application →
- All decisions
- Powys committee decisions →
This committee's year
28 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.