Powered land · Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1.11 ha brownfield site at Site of 22-140 Roundhill Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne
A brownfield site of 1.11 ha in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.48 km from the Kenton substation (Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc), which has 10.5 MVA of demand headroom and 4.51 MW for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.11 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 |
| Address | Site of 22-140 Roundhill Avenue | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (permissioned) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 20 Mar 2019 (full-planning-permission, issued by Newcastle City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Public (owned-by-a-public-authority) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | 2572 (planning authority Newcastle City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Site of 22-140 Roundhill Avenue | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.9936, -1.6705 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Kenton (1.48 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 (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 10.5 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 4.51 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | None (green 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 | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 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
#61 of 62 sites in Newcastle upon Tyne and #5,498 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 2% of the sites in Newcastle upon Tyne. Closer to its substation than 11% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.11 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.48 km | 7.8 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 10.5 MVA | 10.5 | 40 |
| Site score | 18 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Newcastle upon Tyne
Nearby sites on the same substation
3 other sites have Kenton as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 66 ha site near Kenton substation, Newcastle upon Tyne0.31 km · score 54
- 39 ha site near Kenton substation, Newcastle upon Tyne1.08 km · score 35
- 1.55 ha brownfield site at Gas Holder site to East of Pottery Bank Walker Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne1.29 km · score 21
- Sites in Newcastle upon Tyne64
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Kentonsubstation
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.