Powered land · Barking and Dagenham, England
2.56 ha brownfield site at Barking Station, Barking and Dagenham
A brownfield site of 2.56 ha in Barking and Dagenham, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.41 km from the Axe St 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 17.8 MVA of demand headroom and 50.6 MVA for generation.
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Facts
Every value links to its source. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2.56 ha (the area its register gives) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Site from | Brownfield land register (England) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Private | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Planning permission | Granted | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Barking Station | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 14 Jul 2021 (full-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | LBBD 80/EA (planning authority London Borough of Barking and Dagenham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Barking Station | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Local Plan 2020-2037 (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; adopted 18 Sept 2024) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Abbey and Barking Town Centre Conservation Area (2.2% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; since 8 Oct 1975) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | HMO Article 4 (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; since 14 May 2012) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, green belt, National Landscape (AONB), national park, Ramsar wetland, registered park and garden, scheduled monument, Special Area of Conservation (Natura 2000), Special Protection Area (Natura 2000), Site of Special Scientific Interest, World Heritage Site buffer zone and World Heritage Site (checked against the published areas) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Barking and Dagenham, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5394, 0.0810 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Axe St 11kV (0.41 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 17.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 50.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 153 MW of waste-to-energy (2 plants of 50 MW or more in operation) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | High (40–80%) (score 3.4 of 5, withdrawals 52.2% of renewable supply) | WRI Aqueduct 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 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
#5 of 25 sites in Barking and Dagenham and #2,455 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 24% of the sites in Barking and Dagenham. Closer to its substation than 76% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2.56 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.41 km | 23.9 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 17.8 MVA | 17.8 | 40 |
| Site score | 42 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
11 other sites have Axe St 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 15 ha brownfield site at Gascoigne East Estate Renewal, Barking and Dagenham0.47 km · score 44
- 3.29 ha brownfield site at Vicarage Fields, Ripple Road, Barking and Dagenham0.26 km · score 44
- 3.67 ha brownfield site at Gascoigne West, Barking and Dagenham0.35 km · score 43
- 2.1 ha brownfield site at Abbey Retail Park (Former Sainsbury's Scheme), Abbey Road, Barking, Barking and Dagenham0.5 km · score 40
- 3.05 ha brownfield site at Tesco Car Park, Highbridge Road, Barking and Dagenham0.59 km · score 39
- 6.7 ha brownfield site at Gascoigne Business Area, Barking and Dagenham0.78 km · score 37
- 2.3 ha brownfield site at South of Gascoigne, Barking and Dagenham0.82 km · score 36
- 1.3 ha brownfield site at Wickes, Hertford Road, Barking and Dagenham0.78 km · score 36
- 7.3 ha brownfield site at Harts Lane Estate, Barking and Dagenham0.9 km · score 35
- 8.2 ha brownfield site at Hertford Road Industrial Estate, Barking and Dagenham1.01 km · score 34
- 3.31 ha brownfield site at Riverside Gateway, Barking and Dagenham1.27 km · score 29
- Sites in Barking and Dagenham25
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Axe St 11kVsubstation
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context. Rare Context powered-land sites, ODbL 1.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Kuzma, S., M.F.P. Bierkens, S. Lakshman, T. Luo, L. Saccoccia, E. H. Sutanudjaja, and R. Van Beek. 2023. Aqueduct 4.0: Updated Decision-Relevant Global Water Risk Indicators. Technical Note. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. doi.org/10.46830/writn.23.00061. WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0.