Powered land · Northumberland, England
43 ha brownfield site at Lynemouth Conveyor (south), Lynemouth, Northumberland
A brownfield site of 42.8 ha in Northumberland, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.52 km from the Lynemouth substation (Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc), which has 20.8 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42.8 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 | None | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Lynemouth Conveyor (south), Lynemouth | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | 3101 (planning authority Northumberland County Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Lynemouth Conveyor (south), Lynemouth | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Northumberland, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.2082, -1.5278 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Lynemouth (0.52 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 20 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 | 20.8 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 | Limited (amber 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 | Full (red on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 420 MW of biomass (1 plant of 50 MW or more in operation) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low (under 10%) (score 0.2 of 5, withdrawals 5.6% 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
#39 of 111 sites in Northumberland and #809 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 24% of the sites in Northumberland. Closer to its substation than 80% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 42.8 ha | 11.3 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.52 km | 22.2 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 20.8 MVA | 20.8 | 40 |
| Site score | 54 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Northumberland
Nearby sites on the same substation
18 other sites have Lynemouth as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 292 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland0.2 km · score 78
- 94 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland0 km · score 77
- 509 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland0.68 km · score 71
- 157 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland0.89 km · score 67
- 139 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland0.97 km · score 66
- 164 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland1.29 km · score 61
- 60 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland (INSPIRE polygon 55726412)0.57 km · score 59
- 109 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland1.62 km · score 56
- 86 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland1.38 km · score 54
- 60 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland (INSPIRE polygon 26551605)1.03 km · score 52
- 62 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland1.09 km · score 51
- 58 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland1.18 km · score 49
- Sites in Northumberland116
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Lynemouthsubstation
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- 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.