Powered land · Hartlepool, England
3.6 ha brownfield site at Britmag Central, Old Cemetery Rd, Headland&Harbour, Hartlepool
A brownfield site of 3.6 ha in Hartlepool, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.2 km from the Amberton Road substation (Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc), which has 11.3 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 3.6 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 | 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 | Britmag Central, Old Cemetery Rd, Headland&Harbour | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 22 Dec 2016 (reserved-matters-approval, issued by Hartlepool Borough Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BR3 - Britmag Central (planning authority Hartlepool Borough Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Britmag Central, Old Cemetery Rd, Headland&Harbour | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | Hartlepool Local Plan 2016-2031 (Hartlepool Borough Council; adopted 22 May 2018) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI (1.9% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Natural England) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Special Protection Area (Natura 2000) | Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast (1.9% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Natural England) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Ramsar wetland | Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast (1.9% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Natural England) | 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, registered park and garden, scheduled monument, Special Area of Conservation (Natura 2000), 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 | Hartlepool, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.7056, -1.2039 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Amberton Road (1.2 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 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 11.3 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 | None (green 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 | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 1,185 MW of nuclear, 62 MW of 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 (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
#49 of 59 sites in Hartlepool and #4,880 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 15% of the sites in Hartlepool. Closer to its substation than 57% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 3.6 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.2 km | 12 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 11.3 MVA | 11.3 | 40 |
| Site score | 23 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Hartlepool
Nearby sites on the same substation
9 other sites have Amberton Road as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 117 ha site near Amberton Road substation, Hartlepool0.37 km · score 66
- 28 ha site near Amberton Road substation, Hartlepool0.83 km · score 36
- 1.36 ha brownfield site at Raby Gardens Phase 2, Raby Gardens, Jesmond Ward, Hartlepool0.5 km · score 34
- 2.2 ha brownfield site at Carr & Hopps, Hartlane/Jobson St, Victoria ward, Hartlepool0.89 km · score 28
- 2.64 ha brownfield site at Hartlepool Hospital, Holdforth Rd, De Bruce Ward1.04 km · score 26
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at Britmag South, Old Cemetery Rd, Headland&Harbour, Hartlepool1.23 km · score 23
- 21 ha brownfield site at Britmag North, Old Cemetery Rd, De Bruce Ward, Hartlepool1.65 km · score 21
- 1.1 ha brownfield site at Whitby Street and Lynn Street, Burn Valley Ward, Hartlepool1.44 km · score 20
- 2.33 ha brownfield site at SouthofMaritimeAv, MaritimeAv, Headland&HabourWard, Hartlepool1.78 km · score 15
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- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Amberton Roadsubstation
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.
- 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.