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Watendlath Hydro, Watendlath, Keswick, CA12 5UW

7/2017/2261Major full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 8 January 2018

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

River micro hydroelectric scheme. Development will consist of a Intake weir built into Watendlath beck, a penstock pipe following and replacing the former pipeline still present on the site and a powerhouse utilising the existing powerhouse where the turbine and generator will be situated.

Submitted
12 October 2017
Council
Lake District
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Watendlath Hydro, Watendlath, Keswick, CA12 5UW. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 993 applications in total for the CA12 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Lake District were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CA12 5UW
Application type
Major full application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Borrowdale

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Tree survey Watendlath Hydro_BS5837 Tree Report_25-09-17.pdf The location plan NTWT-DWG-General Layout-F-200917-DM.pdf Site plan NTWT-DWG-SitePlan-D-200917-DM.pdf Intake plan NTWT-DWG-Intake-C-270717-DM.pdf Hydromorphology report NTWT - Hydromorphology Sediment Transportation RevA.pdf Waterframework assessment NTWT-DOC-WFD Assessment-A-191016-AJF.pdf Method statement NTWT-DOC-Method Statement-A-201016-AJF.pdf Flood risk assessment NTWT-DOC-Flood Risk Assessment-A-191016-AJF.pdf Environmental statement NTWT-DOC-EMP-A-181016-AJF.pdf Environmental statement Watendlath Hydro Scheme PEA v1.1 (2).pdf Environmental statement Appendix 3 - Protected Species Records.pdf Design & access statement NTWT-DOC-Design Access Statement-B-260617-GS.pdf Heritage statement Heritage_Statement_for_Watendlath_Beck_hydro_scheme,_Derwentwater.pdf Powerhouse and outfall plans NTWT-DWG-Powerhouse&Outfall-D-121017-DM.pdf Application form 153440_ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf Natural England comments response_228708.pdf Parish Council comments 2261_borrowdale_pc_response.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Caffle HouseOn or next to this site
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: Lake District
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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