Powered land · Epping Forest, England
23 ha brownfield site at The Limes Estate Chigwell IG7 5LP, Epping Forest
A brownfield site of 22.6 ha in Epping Forest, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.69 km from the Fairlop Rd 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 23.2 MVA of demand headroom and 55.4 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 | 22.6 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 | Mixed public and private | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Planning permission | None | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The Limes Estate Chigwell IG7 5LP | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BR010 (planning authority Epping Forest District Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: The Limes Estate Chigwell IG7 5LP | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011-2033 (Epping Forest District Council; adopted 6 Mar 2023) | 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 | Epping Forest, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6081, 0.0876 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Fairlop Rd 11kV (1.69 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 | 23.2 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 55.4 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 408 MW of gas, 55 MW of waste-to-energy (2 plants 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
#2 of 15 sites in Epping Forest and #4,210 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 93% of the sites in Epping Forest. Closer to its substation than 67% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 22.6 ha | 5.3 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.69 km | 4.7 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 23.2 MVA | 23.2 | 40 |
| Site score | 33 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
9 other sites have Fairlop Rd 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 1.8 ha brownfield site at New Mossford Site, Part of Barnardos Village, Redbridge0.83 km · score 41
- 3.45 ha brownfield site at Chase Lane/Perkins Road Newbury Park, Redbridge1.33 km · score 33
- 1.1 ha brownfield site at 320 New North Road, Redbridge1.71 km · score 28
- 1.49 ha brownfield site at Hainault LUL Depot Thurlow Gardens Hainault, Redbridge1.73 km · score 27
- 3.3 ha brownfield site at Padnall Court and Reynolds Court, Barking and Dagenham3.22 km · score 23
- 1.67 ha brownfield site at 801-803 Chigwell Road Woodford Bridge IG8 8AU, Epping Forest2.41 km · score 23
- 1.66 ha brownfield site at 245 High Road Chigwell IG7 5BL, Epping Forest2.53 km · score 23
- 1.32 ha brownfield site at Woodview Lambourne Road Chigwell IG7 6HX, Epping Forest2.96 km · score 23
- 1.07 ha brownfield site at Marlyon Road Housing Estate, Hainault, Ilford, Redbridge3.34 km · score 23
- Sites in Epping Forest15
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Fairlop Rd 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.