Powered land · Lewisham, England
5.53 ha brownfield site at Lewisham Gateway
A brownfield site of 5.53 ha in Lewisham, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1 km from the Dermody Rd 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 9.8 MVA of demand headroom and 37.3 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 | 5.53 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 | Mixed public and 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 | Lewisham Gateway | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 22 Feb 2019 (other, issued by London Borough of Lewisham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | LC001 (planning authority London Borough of Lewisham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entries | Brownfield site: Lewisham Gateway, Brownfield site: Lewisham Gateway (one site listed 2 times at one point) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | St Stephens (12.7% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lewisham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Small HMO Northern Extension (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lewisham) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Lewisham Major Centre (17% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lewisham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | St Stephen's Article 4 Direction (12.8% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Lewisham) | 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 | Lewisham, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4644, -0.0122 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Dermody Rd 11kV (1 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 | 9.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 37.3 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 72 MW of waste-to-energy (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
#24 of 38 sites in Lewisham and #6,027 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 79% of the sites in Lewisham. Closer to its substation than 63% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.53 ha | 0.2 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1 km | 15 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 9.8 MVA | 9.8 | 40 |
| Site score | 25 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Lewisham
Nearby sites on the same substation
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- 6.38 ha brownfield site at Lewisham Shopping Centre0.73 km · score 29
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- 1.9 ha brownfield site at Lee Green Estate, Cambridge Drive, Lewisham1.17 km · score 22
- 1.53 ha brownfield site at Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road (Tesco)1.21 km · score 22
- 1.13 ha brownfield site at Lewisham Retail Park, Loampit Vale1.2 km · score 22
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at Lewisham Retail Park, east of Jerrard Street1.2 km · score 22
- 2.63 ha brownfield site at Tesco, Conington Road, Lewisham1.24 km · score 21
- 1.11 ha brownfield site at Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road1.27 km · score 21
- 2.3 ha brownfield site at Catford Island, Lewisham1.65 km · score 15
- 1.7 ha brownfield site at Bestway Cash and Carry, Lewisham1.67 km · score 15
- Sites in Lewisham38
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Dermody Rd 11kVsubstation
Data on this page
- 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.
- 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.