Powered land · North Tyneside, England
4.73 ha brownfield site at Backworth Business Park, North Tyneside (gb-bf-1738883)
A brownfield site of 4.73 ha in North Tyneside, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 3.44 km from the Chirton Grange substation (Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc), which has 24.8 MVA of demand headroom and 92.2 MW for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4.73 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 | Backworth Business Park | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Undeveloped (not-permissioned) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Mixed (mixed-ownership) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | 2034 (planning authority North Tyneside Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Backworth Business Park | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | North Tyneside, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.0406, -1.5253 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Chirton Grange (3.44 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 33 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 | 24.8 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 92.2 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
#28 of 42 sites in North Tyneside and #4,600 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 33% of the sites in North Tyneside. Closer to its substation than 0% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 4.73 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 3.44 km | 0 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 24.8 MVA | 24.8 | 40 |
| Site score | 25 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in North Tyneside
Nearby sites on the same substation
8 other sites have Chirton Grange as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 37 ha site near Chirton Grange substation, North Tyneside0 km · score 65
- 52 ha site near Chirton Grange substation, North Tyneside0.34 km · score 64
- 39 ha site near Chirton Grange substation, North Tyneside1.26 km · score 46
- 41 ha site near Chirton Grange substation, North Tyneside (INSPIRE polygon 57235459)1.4 km · score 45
- 41 ha site near Chirton Grange substation, North Tyneside (INSPIRE polygon 26851864)1.42 km · score 44
- 31 ha site near Chirton Grange substation, North Tyneside (INSPIRE polygon 57226342)1.59 km · score 39
- 31 ha site near Chirton Grange substation, North Tyneside (INSPIRE polygon 57207727)1.97 km · score 33
- 4.73 ha brownfield site at Backworth Business Park, North Tyneside (gb-bf-1704497)3.44 km · score 25
- Sites in North Tyneside43
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Chirton Grangesubstation
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.