Powered land · East Riding of Yorkshire, England
32 ha brownfield site at Alamein Barracks, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
A brownfield site of 31.7 ha in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 3.22 km from the Driffield/Beverley Group substation (Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc), which has 45.8 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 31.7 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 |
| Address | Alamein Barracks, Driffield | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Undeveloped (not-permissioned) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Private (not-owned-by-a-public-authority) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BF/097 (planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Alamein Barracks, Driffield | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9954, -0.4660 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Driffield/Beverley Group (3.22 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 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 (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 45.8 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 | Full (red 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 | Full (red 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 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
#59 of 310 sites in East Riding of Yorkshire and #1,347 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 22% of the sites in East Riding of Yorkshire. Closer to its substation than 1% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 31.7 ha | 8 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 3.22 km | 0 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 45.8 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 48 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in East Riding of Yorkshire
Nearby sites on the same substation
14 other sites have Driffield/Beverley Group as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 37 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 33071695)0.23 km · score 76
- 56 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire0.69 km · score 75
- 74 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire1.19 km · score 73
- 58 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire0.91 km · score 72
- 352 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 32875220)1.91 km · score 71
- 352 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 64229313)1.91 km · score 71
- 83 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire1.59 km · score 70
- 62 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire1.58 km · score 63
- 37 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 63795730)1.91 km · score 51
- 2.36 ha brownfield site at Cattle Market, Beckside, East Riding of Yorkshire1.36 km · score 50
- 2.36 ha brownfield site at Cattle Market, Beckside, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire1.47 km · score 48
- 28 ha brownfield site at Alamein Barracks, East Riding of Yorkshire3.12 km · score 47
Data on this page
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO GIS boundaries for GB DNO licence areas, NESO Open Data Licence.
- 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.