Powered land · Angus, Scotland
12 ha brownfield site at Disused/Rural Angus
A brownfield site of 11.6 ha in Angus, Scotland, on Scotland's Vacant and Derelict Land Survey as previously developed land. It lies 3.34 km from the Bridge of Dun Primary substation (Scottish Hydro Electric), which has 1.49 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
Owner, grid capacity and planning status on request.We do not publish owners. Ask us and we look up the registered owner of this site at the land register, the headroom and connection queue at the nearest substation and its planning history, and find out whether the site is available.
Request owner, grid and planningFacts
Every value links to its source. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11.6 ha (the area its register gives) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Site from | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | DISUSED/RURAL ANGUS | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (derelict) | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Public (Network Rail/ Rail Franchise Holder) | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | AN/R/06/D (planning authority Angus) | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Previous use | Transport | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Development potential | Developable - Undetermined | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Vacant or derelict site: Bridge of Dun to Hillside Disused Railway, Disused/Rural Angus | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Angus, Scotland | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.7310, -2.5059 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Bridge of Dun Primary (3.34 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Scottish Hydro Electric | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 1.49 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
The register gives a point and an area, not an outline: the distance runs from that point, so the site's edge can be closer to the substation.
How it compares
#13 of 15 sites in Angus and #6,162 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 80% of the sites in Angus. Closer to its substation than 20% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 11.6 ha | 2 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 3.34 km | 0 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 1.49 MVA | 1.5 | 40 |
| Site score | 3 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Angus
- Sites in Angus15
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Bridge of Dun Primarysubstation
Data on this page
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO GIS boundaries for GB DNO licence areas, NESO Open Data Licence.
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ONS Open Geography: Local Authority Districts, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context. Rare Context powered-land sites, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.