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Bassenthwaite Lakeside Lodges, Bassenthwaite, Keswick, CA12 4QZ

7/2026/2162CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or DevelopmentApproved

Approved on 1 October 2026

Council decision: Certificate of Lawfulness Granted

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Proposal

Installation of roof mounted photovoltaic solar panels and wall mounted batterie

Received
7 September 2026
Council
Lake District
Ward
Bothel and Wharrels Ward
  1. Received7 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Nov
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 13 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Bassenthwaite Lakeside Lodges, Bassenthwaite, Keswick, CA12 4QZ. Lake District has handled 4 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 5 weeks quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 91 applications across Bothel and Wharrels Ward. We hold 993 applications in total for the CA12 postcode area.

90% of all 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 4QZ
Application type
CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
Parish
Bassenthwaite

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2026
Target decision date
2 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Phil Nicholls

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Scarness CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO-133Covers the 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
  • SSSI: Bassenthwaite Lake SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Area of Conservation: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite LakePart of the site
  • National nature reserve: Bassenthwaite LakePart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (16)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, National Landscapes, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, 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

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© 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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