Powered land · Hartlepool, England
117 ha site near Amberton Road substation, Hartlepool
A candidate site of 117 ha in Hartlepool, England: one HM Land Registry INSPIRE title polygon. It lies 0.37 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 | 117 ha (the area of its INSPIRE polygon, the indicative extent of a registered title) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| INSPIRE polygon | 28430881 (its id in the HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons) | HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Hartlepool, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.6983, -1.1989 (a point on the polygon) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Amberton Road (0.37 km, polygon edge to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 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, 50 MW of gas (3 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 polygon shows where the title lies, not its legal extent: HM Land Registry notes that the extent of a title can only be established from the title plan.
How it compares
#3 of 59 sites in Hartlepool and #207 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 90% of the sites in Hartlepool. Closer to its substation than 82% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 117 ha | 30 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.37 km | 24.5 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 11.3 MVA | 11.3 | 40 |
| Site score | 66 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
9 other sites have Amberton Road as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 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
- 3.6 ha brownfield site at Britmag Central, Old Cemetery Rd, Headland&Harbour, Hartlepool1.2 km · score 23
- 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
- Sites in Hartlepool60
- 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.
- This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- 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.