Powered land · Great Yarmouth, England
1.16 ha brownfield site at Maltings Site, Beccles Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
A brownfield site of 1.16 ha in Great Yarmouth, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.35 km from the GT Yarmouth Grid 33kV substation (UK Power Networks, East England licence area), which has 19.4 MVA of demand headroom and -38.9 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 | 1.16 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 | None | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Maltings Site, Beccles Road, Gorleston | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BFR100 (planning authority Great Yarmouth Borough Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Maltings Site, Beccles Road, Gorleston | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Great Yarmouth Borough Council; since 24 Sept 2012) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Special Protection Area (Natura 2000) | Outer Thames Estuary (41.1% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Natural England) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · 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), 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 | Great Yarmouth, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5892, 1.7278 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | GT Yarmouth Grid 33kV (0.35 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 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 19.4 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 420 MW of gas, 60 MW of offshore wind (2 plants of 50 MW or more in operation) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low to medium (10–20%) (score 1.5 of 5, withdrawals 14.1% 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 7 sites in Great Yarmouth and #2,138 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 0% of the sites in Great Yarmouth. Closer to its substation than 57% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.16 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.35 km | 24.8 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 19.4 MVA | 19.4 | 40 |
| Site score | 44 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
5 other sites have GT Yarmouth Grid 33kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 1.21 ha brownfield site at Former Gasworks and Gasholder Site, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth0.2 km · score 46
- 3.6 ha brownfield site at Land off Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth1.62 km · score 25
- 3.45 ha brownfield site at North Quay, Great Yarmouth2.07 km · score 19
- 2.28 ha brownfield site at Critten's Road (Cobholm Waterfront), Great Yarmouth2.05 km · score 19
- 1.3 ha brownfield site at Land at former Beach Coach Station, Great Yarmouth2.26 km · score 19
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.
- 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.