Powered land · Hounslow, England
1.95 ha brownfield site at Brentford Lock West, Commerce Road, Hounslow
A brownfield site of 1.95 ha in Hounslow, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.52 km from the Boston Manor Primary substation (Southern Electric Power Distribution plc), which has 3.63 MVA of demand headroom and 46.5 MW for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.95 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 | Brentford Lock West, COMMERCE ROAD | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 16 Nov 2020 (outline-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Hounslow) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | HOBR537 (planning authority London Borough of Hounslow) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Brentford Lock West, Commerce Road | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Grand Union Canal & Boston Manor (4% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hounslow) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Grand Union Canal and Boston Manor (4% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hounslow; since 24 Jul 2001) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Dwellinghouses (C3) to small HMOs (C4) - borough-wide Article 4 Direction (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Hounslow; since 4 Sept 2023) | planning.data.gov.uk · 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 | Hounslow, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4850, -0.3149 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Boston Manor Primary (0.52 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 66 kV (levels 66, 11 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 3.63 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 46.5 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | Limited (amber on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | Limited (amber on the heat map, limited by substation fault level & upstream fault level constraint) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 144 MW of oil (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
#14 of 29 sites in Hounslow and #4,478 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 24% of the sites in Hounslow. Closer to its substation than 72% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.95 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.52 km | 22.2 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 3.63 MVA | 3.6 | 40 |
| Site score | 26 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
4 other sites have Boston Manor Primary as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 87 ha site near Boston Manor Primary substation, Richmond upon Thames1.87 km · score 30
- 27 ha site near Boston Manor Primary substation, Hounslow0.91 km · score 27
- 36 ha site near Boston Manor Primary substation, Hounslow1.48 km · score 21
- 1.92 ha brownfield site at Land to the South Side of, High Street, TW8 8EW, Hounslow0.95 km · score 19
- Sites in Hounslow29
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Boston Manor Primarysubstation
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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution 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.