PLANS for the demolition of a Lake District cottage and its replacement with a eco home, after a planning bid by one of the UK's leading plastic surgeons, have been met with a frosty reception.

A planning application has been submitted to the Lake District National Park Autority for the demolition of Brandlehow Cottage, Manesty and the creation of a low-carbon home on the shores of Derwent Water, Keswick.

New owners Dr Jag Chana, who is a Harley Street surgeon, and wife Kate have submitted the application which they hope will be a 'forever home' for them and their three children, who have been coming to the Lake District for 20 years.

The property entered the market in summer 2021 for the first time in around 30 years. The detached four-bed, two-storey building, with its own jetty, was priced at £1.5million.

Knoxbavan, based in London, who are working as agents for the Chanas, have said that the current cottage is 'dilapidated' and has numerous defects.

They say that the plans for the new eco home would be a 'high quality replacement house that preserves and enhances the already outstanding lakeside character of the Brandlehow Bay overlooking Derwentwater'.

A design and access statement said: "The proposed replacement house replaces the existing dilapidated cottage which has numerous defects (leaks, dry rot, rising damp) which are covered in detail within the Design and Access Statement.

"The replacement house has been designed to complement and enhance the unique setting on the side of Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park."

However, since the application was submitted on November 8, more than a hundred letters have been registered raising questions and objections to the development.

One objector - who claimed the cottage was the home of their parents for over 30 years - said the development may set a 'dangerous precedent' for others in the future.

They said: "I think granting permission for this development would set a dangerous precedent for future developments, and no matter how sensitively it could be done, it would destroy the character, the unique nature and situation of Brandlehow."

The Lake District National Park Authority are set to make a decision on the application at a later date.