Powered land · Leeds, England
5.43 ha brownfield site at Cromptons, Netherfield Rd, Guiseley, Leeds
A brownfield site of 5.43 ha in Leeds, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.76 km from the Hallam Street substation (Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc), which has 14.7 MVA of demand headroom and 1.17 MW for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.43 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 | Cromptons, Netherfield Rd, Guiseley | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 27 Mar 2012 (full-planning-permission, issued by Leeds City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | SHL00320 (planning authority Leeds City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Cromptons, Netherfield Rd, Guiseley | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | GUISELEY (5.8% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Leeds City Council; since 16 Jan 2012) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Green belt | South and West Yorkshire Green Belt (10.4% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, Article 4 direction, 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 | Leeds, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.8796, -1.7166 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Hallam Street (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 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 14.7 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 1.17 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) 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 |
| 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 |
| Water stress | Low (under 10%) (score 1 of 5, withdrawals 9.9% 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
#108 of 292 sites in Leeds and #3,367 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 39% of the sites in Leeds. Closer to its substation than 58% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.43 ha | 0.1 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.76 km | 18.6 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 14.7 MVA | 14.7 | 40 |
| Site score | 33 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
1 other site has Hallam Street as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 42 ha site near Hallam Street substation, Bradford1.47 km · score 34
- Sites in Leeds295
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Hallam Streetsubstation
Data on this page
- 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.