Powered land · Lewisham, England
1.09 ha brownfield site at Lower Creekside Locally Significant Industrial Site, Lewisham
A brownfield site of 1.09 ha in Lewisham, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.79 km from the Deptford Grid 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 67.4 MVA of demand headroom and 201 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 | 1.09 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 | Lower Creekside Locally Significant Industrial Site | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 18 Mar 2025 (full-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Lewisham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | DP004 (planning authority London Borough of Lewisham) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Lower Creekside Locally Significant Industrial Site | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Deptford Creekside (100% 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 | Lower Creekside LSIS (77.1% 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 | 51.4766, -0.0216 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Deptford Grid 11kV (0.79 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 | 67.4 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 201 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
#5 of 38 sites in Lewisham and #704 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 13% of the sites in Lewisham. Closer to its substation than 74% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.09 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.79 km | 18.2 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 67.4 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 58 | 100 |
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- 6.4 ha brownfield site at Westferry Printworks, Tower Hamlets1.27 km · score 51
- 1.14 ha brownfield site at Neptune Works, Parkside House, Grinstead Road, Lewisham1.3 km · score 51
- 6.16 ha brownfield site at Crossharbour Town Centre, Tower Hamlets1.37 km · score 50
- 6.05 ha brownfield site at Heathside and Lethbridge Estate, Lewisham1.55 km · score 47
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- Sites in Lewisham38
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Deptford Grid 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.