Powered land · Haringey, England
2.14 ha brownfield site at Hornsey Reuse and Recycling Centre High Street London N8 7QB, Haringey
A brownfield site of 2.14 ha in Haringey, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.55 km from the Hornsey Grid 33kV substation (UK Power Networks, East England licence area), which has 50.8 MVA of demand headroom and 109 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 | 2.14 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 | Granted | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hornsey Reuse and Recycling Centre High Street London N8 7QB | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 4 Apr 2014 (full-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Haringey) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | HGY/2013/2019 (planning authority London Borough of Haringey) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entries | Brownfield site: Hornsey Reuse and Recycling Centre High Street London N8 7QB, Brownfield site: Hornsey Reuse and Recycling Centre High Street London N8 7QB (one site listed 2 times at one point) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | Haringey's Local Plan Strategic Policies 2013-2026 Consolidated with alterations since 2017 (London Borough of Haringey; adopted 24 Jul 2017) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Hornsey Water Works & Filter Beds (7.2% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Haringey) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Hornsey High Street (5.7% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Haringey) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, Article 4 direction, 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 | Haringey, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5888, -0.1175 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Hornsey Grid 33kV (0.55 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 | 50.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 109 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
#4 of 38 sites in Haringey and #450 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 53% of the sites in Haringey. Closer to its substation than 63% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2.14 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.55 km | 21.8 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 50.8 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 62 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
3 other sites have Hornsey Grid 33kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at Railway Approach Hampden Road London N8 0HG, Haringey0.24 km · score 66
- 2.17 ha brownfield site at Clarendon Road South, Haringey0.49 km · score 63
- 5.55 ha brownfield site at Arena Retail Park, Haringey1.45 km · score 48
- Sites in Haringey38
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Hornsey Grid 33kVsubstation
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.