Powered land · Camden, England
2.06 ha brownfield site at Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space Edith…, Camden
A brownfield site of 2.06 ha in Camden, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.9 km from the Georgiana St 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 90.9 MVA of demand headroom and 190 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 | 2.06 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 | Not stated | 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 | Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street And Purchese Street Open Space London NW1 1EE | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Nov 2022 (full-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Camden) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | LBCBLR083 (planning authority London Borough of Camden) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street And Purch | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | Camden Local Plan 2016-2031 (London Borough of Camden; adopted 3 Jul 2017) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Kings Cross St Pancras (1.2% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Camden; since 1 Feb 1994) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Basements (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Camden; since 3 Oct 2016) | 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 | Camden, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5326, -0.1307 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Georgiana St 11kV (0.9 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 | 90.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 190 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
#10 of 13 sites in Camden and #772 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 38% of the sites in Camden. Closer to its substation than 8% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2.06 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.9 km | 16.5 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 90.9 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 57 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Camden
Nearby sites on the same substation
8 other sites have Georgiana St 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 1.54 ha brownfield site at 24 - 58 Royal College Street, Camden0.21 km · score 67
- 2.82 ha brownfield site at Agar Grove Estate, Agar Grove, London, Camden0.39 km · score 64
- 1.12 ha brownfield site at 6 St Pancras Way London NW1 0QG, Camden0.39 km · score 64
- 2.12 ha brownfield site at St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, Camden0.52 km · score 62
- 5.3 ha brownfield site at Camden Cutting0.73 km · score 59
- 3.26 ha brownfield site at Camden Goods Yard, Morrisons Superstore, Chalk Farm Road0.89 km · score 57
- 2.07 ha brownfield site at Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space, Edith…, Camden0.9 km · score 57
- 1.86 ha brownfield site at Former flats 121 – 129 Bacton, Haverstock Road, Camden1.79 km · score 43
- Sites in Camden13
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Georgiana 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.
- 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.