Powered land · Cheshire West and Chester, England
3.11 ha brownfield site at Upton Dene (Phase 3): Land off Upton Grange, Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
A brownfield site of 3.11 ha in Cheshire West and Chester, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.8 km from the Chester Main GT4 / Crane Bank GT1 / Guilden Sutton GT1 / Saltney G2A substation (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area), which has 31.7 MVA of demand headroom and 95.2 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 | 3.11 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 | UPTON DENE (Phase 3): Land off Upton Grange, Liverpool Road, Chester | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 30 Aug 2019 (full-planning-permission, issued by Cheshire West and Chester Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | UPT/0047 (planning authority Cheshire West and Chester Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Upton Dene (Phase 3): Land off Upton Grange, Liverpool Road, Chester | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Green belt | Merseyside and Greater Manchester Green Belt (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, 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 | Cheshire West and Chester, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2126, -2.9008 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Chester Main GT4 / Crane Bank GT1 / Guilden Sutton GT1 / Saltney G2A (0.8 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 132 kV (levels 132, 33 kV) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | SP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 31.7 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 95.2 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 157 MW of battery storage, 72 MW of solar, 60 MW of gas (4 plants of 50 MW or more in operation) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low (under 10%) (score 0.1 of 5, withdrawals 5.4% 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
#4 of 34 sites in Cheshire West and Chester and #1,388 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 74% of the sites in Cheshire West and Chester. Closer to its substation than 35% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 3.11 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.8 km | 18 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 31.7 MVA | 31.7 | 40 |
| Site score | 50 | 100 |
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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.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy 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.