Powered land · Barnet, England
1.23 ha brownfield site at British Library Newspapers, 130 Colindale Avenue, London, Barnet
A brownfield site of 1.23 ha in Barnet, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.42 km from the Colindale Grid 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, East England licence area), which has 27.6 MVA of demand headroom and 104 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 | 1.23 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 | British Library Newspapers, 130 Colindale Avenue, London | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Dec 2014 (full-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Barnet) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | H/05856/13 (planning authority London Borough of Barnet) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entries | Brownfield site: British Library Newspapers, 130 Colindale Avenue, London, Brownfield site: British Library Newspapers, 130 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5HE (one site listed 2 times at one point) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1 (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO); London Borough of Barnet; since 29 May 2016) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, conservation area, 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 | Barnet, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5941, -0.2505 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Colindale Grid 11kV (0.42 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 | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 27.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 104 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 144 MW of oil (1 plant 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
#3 of 78 sites in Barnet and #1,289 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 14% of the sites in Barnet. Closer to its substation than 87% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.23 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.42 km | 23.7 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 27.6 MVA | 27.6 | 40 |
| Site score | 51 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
26 other sites have Colindale Grid 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
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- 20 ha brownfield site at Peel Centre, Peel Drive, Colindale, Barnet0.82 km · score 50
- 13 ha brownfield site at Capitol Way Valley, Brent0.65 km · score 50
- 34 ha brownfield site at Grahame Park Estate - Bounded By Lanacre Avenue To The West, Grahame…, Barnet (gb-bf-1744236)1.22 km · score 48
- 16 ha brownfield site at Peel Centre, Peel Drive, Colindale, Barnet0.89 km · score 48
- 2.73 ha brownfield site at Phases 2A, 2B and 2C, Colindale Gardens (Former Peel Centre), Barnet0.69 km · score 47
- 2.16 ha brownfield site at Colindale Gardens (Formerly Peel Centre) Aerodrome Road Colindale…, Barnet0.77 km · score 46
- 1.82 ha brownfield site at Colindale Gardens (Formerly Peel Centre), Aerodrome Road, Colindale, Barnet0.77 km · score 46
- 1.74 ha brownfield site at Capitol Industrial Park, Capitol Way, NW9 0EQ, Brent0.76 km · score 46
- 10 ha brownfield site at Former Raf East Camp Site, Aerodrome Road, Grahame Park Way, Barnet1.04 km · score 44
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- Sites in Barnet78
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Colindale Grid 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.
- 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.