Development Management

Following  reorganisation in October 2008

There are Development Management Sections based at the following locations:

• Neuadd Brycheiniog, Cambrian Way, Brecon
  
• Neuadd Maldwyn, Severn Road, Welshpool
• The Gwalia, Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells

 

Development Management covers all aspects relating to:

• Processing of planning and related applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
• Applications for Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area Consent
• Tree protection, Tree Preservation Orders, applications for the felling of trees within Conservation Areas and the Hedgerow Regulations
• Enforcement of planning control
• Applications for mineral extraction and waste disposal
• Registers of applications for planning permission, works to protected trees and Hazardous Substances

Powys County Council has signed up to the government’s National Planning Portal, which is part of the common vision for improving the planning process by the Welsh Assembly Government. The Planning Portal provides guidance and information about making planning applications, as well as resources for study and research.

 

Development Management Staff in Powys

 Find out which Planning Officer will deal with your application

Planning__Divisions__Map_2012_bi.pdf

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Enforcement

Planning Services includes a Powys-wide enforcement team represented at development management locations in Llandrindod Wells and Welshpool.

In cases where development has taken place without permission the Council has wide-ranging powers to take enforcement action.

This does not mean that we will automatically take such action every time – unauthorised development as such is not a criminal offence. Government policy is that formal action should be used as a very last resort to control unacceptable development, and should not be used simply to extract planning applications for otherwise acceptable proposals. The Council has adopted an enforcement policy that sets out how Planning Services will deal with enforcement issues.

The main objectives of policy are

1. to remedy the undesirable effects of unauthorised development;
2. to bring unauthorised activity under control to ensure that the credibility of the planning system is not undermined;
3. to strike a balance between protecting amenity and other interest of acknowledged importance, and allowing acceptable development to take place.

The Council is mindful that enforcement action is a discretionary power to be taken only when it is expedient to do so.

The Enforcement staff are also responsible for operating the “High Hedges” regime.

 

The Planning Portal

We also link to the National Planning Portal, which is part of the common vision for improving the planning process by the Welsh Assembly Government. The Planning Portal provides guidance and information about making planning applications, as well as resources for study and research.

The main parts of the Planning Portal are:

Guide to the Planning Process - offers a brief introduction to the planning system and some explanation of what planning is for and why it is important; intended for both householders and business people and explains why planning controls are necessary and how decisions are made.

Application Forms - You may use this service to submit a planning application online.

Appeal - if you seek permission to carry out works to your property and your application isn't decided within a set period, or you get a decision from your local council that you disagree with, you have a right to appeal.

Plans - the Study section aims to help people learn about Development Plans and Maps.

Research - the Research section of the Portal is intended to help professional planners, architects, lawyers, academics and others with an interest in town and country planning.

Designing Energy Efficient Development

Designing Energy Efficient Development Brochure

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Equality Impact Assessment

An Equality Impact Assessment - is a way to make sure individuals and teams think carefully about the likely impact of policies or procedures, strategies, functions and services, to identify any unmet needs, and to provide a basis for action to improve services where appropriate.

It systematically assesses and records the actual, potential or likely impact of a service, policy or project – or a significant change in a service, policy or project - on different groups of people. The consequences of policies and projects on particular groups are analysed and anticipated so that, as far as possible, any negative consequences can be eliminated or minimised and opportunities for ensuring equality can be maximised.

The purpose of an Equality Impact Assessment is to improve the work of the Authority by making sure it does not discriminate in the way that it provides services and employment and that, where possible, it does all it can to promote equality and good relations between different groups.

Click on the link below to view / download the Equalities Impact Assessment that the Development Management team of Planning Services have undertaken.

EIA Development Control 2006

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Planning Public Access

Access details of Planning Applications submitted to Powys County Council

The Planning Portal