Powered land · North Yorkshire, England
24 ha brownfield site at Potter Logistics, Barlby, North Yorkshire
A brownfield site of 24.3 ha in North Yorkshire, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.39 km from the Olympia Mills substation (Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc), which has 13.4 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24.3 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 | Potter Logistics, Barlby | 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 | Private (not-owned-by-a-public-authority) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | Selby-47 (planning authority North Yorkshire Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Potter Logistics, Barlby | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | North Yorkshire, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7832, -1.0474 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Olympia Mills (0.39 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 | 13.4 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 0 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 | Limited (amber 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
#177 of 557 sites in North Yorkshire and #1,907 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 8% of the sites in North Yorkshire. Closer to its substation than 90% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 24.3 ha | 5.8 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.39 km | 24.2 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 13.4 MVA | 13.4 | 40 |
| Site score | 43 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in North Yorkshire
Nearby sites on the same substation
11 other sites have Olympia Mills as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 43 ha brownfield site at Olympia Park, Barlby Road, Barlby, North Yorkshire0.05 km · score 54
- 36 ha site near Olympia Mills substation, North Yorkshire0 km · score 53
- 35 ha site near Olympia Mills substation, North Yorkshire0.97 km · score 38
- 7.53 ha brownfield site at Rigid Group Ltd, Denison Road, Selby, North Yorkshire0.62 km · score 35
- 5.44 ha brownfield site at Land at Carr Street / Denison Road, Selby, North Yorkshire0.59 km · score 35
- 39 ha site near Olympia Mills substation, North Yorkshire1.66 km · score 29
- 40 ha site near Olympia Mills substation, North Yorkshire1.73 km · score 28
- 7.43 ha brownfield site at Land At Holme Lane, Coupland Road, Selby, North Yorkshire1.23 km · score 26
- 32 ha site near Olympia Mills substation, North Yorkshire1.8 km · score 24
- 28 ha site near Olympia Mills substation, North Yorkshire1.84 km · score 23
- 29 ha site near Olympia Mills substation, North Yorkshire1.95 km · score 21
- Sites in North Yorkshire571
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Olympia Millssubstation
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.