Notice

Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel Ltd: application made to abstract water and impound water

Published 18 September 2014

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

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Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel Ltd has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence.

The Environment Agency is giving notice of this application (in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

The application is for a full licence to abstract water from Hol Beck at National Grid Reference (NGR) NY 39161 02363 at Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel, Windermere.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 270 cubic metres an hour
  • 6480 cubic metres a day
  • 1,425,600 cubic metres a year
  • 75 litres per second
  • All year

The water will be used for a high head hydro electric power production scheme. Further details are: This application is being determined as a competing scheme against application numbers NPS/WR/014784 and NPS/WR/014788.

1. How to view the application

You can see the application and documents submitted with it at the Environment Agency:

Ghyll Mount
Gillan Way
Penrith
CA11 9BP

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

You can see a summary of the application from the public register at the above address during normal office hour or will be provided on request.

2. Your chance to comment

Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/016815 to the Environment Agency at:

Environment Agency
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

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

By no later than 16 October 2014.

For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506

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