Decision details

The Service Delivery Manager presented an encroachment application to extend the southern jetty at Hill of Oaks and Blakeholme Caravan Park Windermere, which catered for tourists and holiday home owners, with apartments and glamping pods also at the location. The application set out the details of the proposed extension of the Southern Jetty, which was to be of a wooden construction with timber piles, adding an additional 10 metres to the current dimensions of 37.8 metres which will increase the demise to 47.8 metres². The exact dimensions would be confirmed with a full survey by the asset team upon completion. Approval from LDNPA and EA were attached at Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 to the report.

Members raised a query over the protection of arctic char spawning period by avoiding this time for construction and how the committee could ensure this was adhered to. The Service Delivery Manager informed Members that the conditions were set by LDNPA and EA and that this issue would be raised as a crucial part of the decision made by the Lake Administration Committee and reported back to the Committee.

A further question was raised relating to wording in Appendix 1 to the report which stated that any development would be permitted subject to the development being commenced before 14 June 2021. The Service Delivery Manager explained that the permission had initially been for two jetties with the applicant splitting the development with one encroachment application being approved by the Lake Administration Committee at the 5 July 2019 meeting (Minute No. LA/11).

It was proposed that an amendment be made to the recommendations to include the wording “subject to works taking place in accordance with the EA’s recommendations to avoid the spawning season of Arctic Char, an appropriate and lawful planning permission” so the recommendation would read as follows:-

“That authority be delegated to the Director of Customer and Commercial Services to grant permission, subject to works taking place in accordance with the EA’s recommendations to avoid the spawning season of Arctic Char, an appropriate and lawful planning permission being in place and completion of a new Commercial encroachment agreement for the following:-

(1)        Removal of rotten and all timber decking and piles from the Southern timber jetty; and

(2)        Replacement of jetty to match existing together with 10 metre extension.”

The proposal was seconded and a vote took place and it was subsequently

RESOLVED – That authority be delegated to the Director of Customer and Commercial Services to grant permission, subject to works taking place in accordance with the EA’s recommendations to avoid the spawning season of Arctic Char, an appropriate lawful planning permission being in place and  the completion of a new Commercial encroachment agreement for the following:-

(1)        Removal of rotten and all timber decking and piles from the Southern timber jetty; and

(2)        Replacement of jetty to match existing together with 10 metre extension.