Powered land · County Durham, England
28 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham (INSPIRE polygon 26057373)
A candidate site of 27.8 ha in County Durham, England: one HM Land Registry INSPIRE title polygon. It lies 0.03 km from the Potter House substation (Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc), which has 19.9 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27.8 ha (the area of its INSPIRE polygon, the indicative extent of a registered title) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| INSPIRE polygon | 26057373 (its id in the HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons) | HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | County Durham Plan 2020 (Durham County Council; adopted 21 Oct 2020) | 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 | County Durham, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.8020, -1.5929 (a point on the polygon) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Potter House (0.03 km, polygon edge to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 66 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 19.9 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 0 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low (under 10%) (score 0.2 of 5, withdrawals 5.6% of renewable supply) | WRI Aqueduct 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
The polygon shows where the title lies, not its legal extent: HM Land Registry notes that the extent of a title can only be established from the title plan.
How it compares
#52 of 323 sites in County Durham and #689 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 12% of the sites in County Durham. Closer to its substation than 97% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 27.8 ha | 6.8 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.03 km | 29.6 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 19.9 MVA | 19.9 | 40 |
| Site score | 56 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
18 other sites have Potter House as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 74 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham0 km · score 71
- 93 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham1.14 km · score 59
- 77 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham0.92 km · score 58
- 45 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham (INSPIRE polygon 55330130)0.5 km · score 54
- 102 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham1.79 km · score 52
- 38 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham0.53 km · score 52
- 28 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham (INSPIRE polygon 55389380)0.31 km · score 52
- 27 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham0.31 km · score 52
- 61 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham1.14 km · score 49
- 46 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham0.92 km · score 48
- 52 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham1.17 km · score 46
- 62 ha site near Potter House substation, County Durham1.48 km · score 45
- Sites in County Durham330
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Potter Housesubstation
Data on this page
- This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.
- 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.