Powered land · Hackney, England
19 ha brownfield site at Clapton Bus Garage, Hackney
A brownfield site of 19.3 ha in Hackney, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.48 km from the Hackney C 6.6kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 16.7 MVA of demand headroom and 41.5 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 | 19.3 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 | Not stated | 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 | Clapton Bus Garage | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | HC1 (planning authority London Borough of Hackney) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Clapton Bus Garage | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Clapton Square (51.7% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hackney; since 1 Jan 1969) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Town Hall Square (5.1% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hackney; since 1 Jan 1995) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | London borough of Hackney (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hackney; since 1 May 2017) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | A4D Non-residential to residential (75.6% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hackney; since 10 Feb 2022) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Hackney Central (75.6% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Article 4 Direction: Class E to residential (Central Activities Zone, City Fringe, Dalston and Hackney Central) 2022; London Borough of Hackney; since 27 Apr 2023) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Hackney Central Major Town Centre (37.3% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Article 4 Direction: flexible town centre uses (town centres) 2015; London Borough of Hackney; since 15 Sept 2016) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Priority Industrial Area - Homerton (8.9% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hackney; since 21 Jul 2022) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Priority Industrial Area - Homerton (8.9% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Article 4 Direction: Class E to residential (designated industrial areas) 2022; London Borough of Hackney; since 5 Oct 2023) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, 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 | Hackney, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5477, -0.0530 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Hackney C 6.6kV (1.48 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 6.6 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 | 16.7 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 41.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 55 MW of waste-to-energy (1 plant 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 3 sites in Hackney and #5,122 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 67% of the sites in Hackney. Closer to its substation than 0% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 19.3 ha | 4.3 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.48 km | 7.8 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 16.7 MVA | 16.7 | 40 |
| Site score | 29 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Hackney
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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.