Powered land · Lambeth, England
2.2 ha brownfield site at Royal Street Site, South Bank London SE1 7LW, Lambeth
A brownfield site of 2.2 ha in Lambeth, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.76 km from the South Bank 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 21.9 MVA of demand headroom and 52.5 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 | 2.2 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 | Royal Street Site, South Bank London SE1 7LW | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 20 Dec 2023 (full-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Lambeth) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BLR145 (planning authority London Borough of Lambeth) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Royal Street Site, South Bank London SE1 7LW | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 (London Borough of Lambeth; adopted 22 Sept 2021) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Lambeth Palace (30.8% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lambeth; since 20 Jun 1968) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Lambeth Palace (30.7% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lambeth) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Albert Embankment (5% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lambeth; since 26 Nov 2001) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Modified Direction 1 - CAZ (79% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lambeth; since 28 Oct 2022) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Modified Direction 1 - CAZ (6.8% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lambeth; since 28 Oct 2022) | 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 | Lambeth, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4989, -0.1161 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | South Bank 11kV (0.76 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 | 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 | 21.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 52.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · 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
#6 of 10 sites in Lambeth and #2,626 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 50% of the sites in Lambeth. Closer to its substation than 40% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2.2 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.76 km | 18.6 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 21.9 MVA | 21.9 | 40 |
| Site score | 41 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Lambeth
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Data on this page
- 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.