Notice

Low Wood Hotel 1958 Limited: application made to abstract water and impound water

Published 5 June 2014

This notice was withdrawn on

The consultation period for this application has ended. You can view current licences on the Public Registers.

Applies to England

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An application has been made to the Environment Agency by Low Wood Hotel 1958 Limited. The Environment Agency are required to give notice of this application.

The application is for a full licence to abstract water from Hol Beck at National Grid Reference (NGR) NY 39259 02587 at Low Wood Hotel, Windermere. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods:

  • 284.4 cubic metres an hour
  • 6825.6 cubic metres a day
  • 1,501,632 cubic metres a year
  • At an instantaneous rate of 79 litres per second

All year

The water will be used for a high head hydro electric power production scheme.

Application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Hol Beck at the abstraction point described above. The object of impounding water by means of the works is to install a screened intake weir.

Further details are:

  • These applications are being determined as a competing scheme against application number NPS/WR/011110

1. How to view the application

A copy of the applications, maps, plans and any other document submitted with it may be inspected free of charge at the address of the Environment Agency at:

Ghyll Mount
Gillan Way
Penrith
CA11 9BP

During normal office hours (Monday to Friday, except bank holidays).

Summary details of the applications are also available from the Public Register held by the Environment Agency at the above address and may also be inspected free of charge during normal office hours or will be provided on request.

2. Your chance to comment

Any person who wishes to make representations about the applications must do so in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/014784 to the Environment Agency at:

Permitting and Support Centre
Water Resources Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

Or by email to PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By no later than 3 July 2014.

For further advice about making a representation, a leaflet ‘Making your views count’ is available free of charge on request from local Environment Agency offices. Any general enquiries about this notice can be made by telephoning 03708 506 506.

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