Powered land · Dundee City, Scotland
1.63 ha brownfield site at Former Gas Holder, Pitkerro Road, Dundee City
A brownfield site of 1.63 ha in Dundee City, Scotland, on Scotland's Vacant and Derelict Land Survey as previously developed land. It lies 0.92 km from the Longhaugh Primary substation (Scottish Hydro Electric), which has 7.55 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.63 ha (the area its register gives) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Site from | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (vacant land) | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Private (Private Gas) | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | 3501 (planning authority Dundee City) | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Previous use | Storage | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Development potential | Developable - Undetermined | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Vacant or derelict site: Former Gas Holder, Pitkerro Road | Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Dundee City, Scotland | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.4855, -2.9237 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Longhaugh Primary (0.92 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Scottish Hydro Electric | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 7.55 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 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
#13 of 30 sites in Dundee City and #4,745 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 40% of the sites in Dundee City. Closer to its substation than 53% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.63 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.92 km | 16.2 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 7.55 MVA | 7.6 | 40 |
| Site score | 24 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Dundee City
Nearby sites on the same substation
8 other sites have Longhaugh Primary as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 21 ha brownfield site at Claverhouse Business Park, Dundee City0.63 km · score 33
- 1.42 ha brownfield site at Tranent Grove, Dundee City0.8 km · score 26
- 1.49 ha brownfield site at Longhaugh Road, Dundee City0.89 km · score 24
- 2.1 ha brownfield site at Dalclaverhouse Industrial Estate, Dundee City1.16 km · score 20
- 1.8 ha brownfield site at Dalclaverhouse Industrial Estate, Dundee City1.34 km · score 17
- 1.91 ha brownfield site at Former Newfield Primary School, Maybole Place, Dundee City1.57 km · score 14
- 4.33 ha brownfield site at Strathmartine, Angus3.37 km · score 8
- 3.25 ha brownfield site at Strathmartine, Angus2.87 km · score 8
- Sites in Dundee City30
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Longhaugh Primarysubstation
Data on this page
- 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.
- Rare Context. Rare Context powered-land sites, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey: Site Register, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.