Powered land · Northumberland, England
31 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland (INSPIRE polygon 25936089)
A candidate site of 30.7 ha in Northumberland, England: one HM Land Registry INSPIRE title polygon. It lies 0.09 km from the Linton 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 | 30.7 ha (the area of its INSPIRE polygon, the indicative extent of a registered title) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| INSPIRE polygon | 25936089 (its id in the HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons) | HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Northumberland, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.2253, -1.6088 (a point on the polygon) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Linton (0.09 km, polygon edge to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 66 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 | Limited (amber 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 polygon shows where the title lies, not its legal extent: HM Land Registry notes that the extent of a title can only be established from the title plan.
How it compares
#31 of 111 sites in Northumberland and #634 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 12% of the sites in Northumberland. Closer to its substation than 95% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 30.7 ha | 7.7 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.09 km | 28.7 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 20.8 MVA | 20.8 | 40 |
| Site score | 57 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Northumberland
Nearby sites on the same substation
35 other sites have Linton as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 131 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.17 km · score 78
- 122 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.3 km · score 76
- 125 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.69 km · score 70
- 68 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.22 km · score 66
- 106 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.08 km · score 65
- 85 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.69 km · score 64
- 55 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.22 km · score 62
- 40 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland (INSPIRE polygon 58459460)0 km · score 61
- 174 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.38 km · score 60
- 167 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.41 km · score 60
- 96 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.29 km · score 59
- 285 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.58 km · score 57
- Sites in Northumberland116
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Lintonsubstation
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.
- This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- 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.