Powered land · Norwich, England
4.49 ha brownfield site at Utilities Site, Norwich
A brownfield site of 4.49 ha in Norwich, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.31 km from the Thorpe Gd Local 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, East England licence area), which has 41.7 MVA of demand headroom and 103 MVA for generation.
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Facts
Every value links to its source. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4.49 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 | Utilities Site | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BF000011 (planning authority Broads Authority) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Utilities Site | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| National park | The Broads (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Office for National Statistics) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, Article 4 direction, conservation area, green belt, National Landscape (AONB), Ramsar wetland, registered park and garden, scheduled monument, Special Area of Conservation (Natura 2000), Special Protection Area (Natura 2000), Site of Special Scientific Interest, World Heritage Site buffer zone and World Heritage Site (checked against the published areas) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Norwich, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.6230, 1.3236 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Thorpe Gd Local 11kV (0.31 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 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 41.7 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 103 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low to medium (10–20%) (score 1.5 of 5, withdrawals 14.1% 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
#4 of 29 sites in Norwich and #293 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 76% of the sites in Norwich. Closer to its substation than 83% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 4.49 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.31 km | 25.3 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 41.7 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 65 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
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- 2.78 ha brownfield site at May Gurney & Keir site & Carrow Yacht Club, Trowse, Norwich0.67 km · score 60
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- 1.01 ha brownfield site at Thorpe Lodge, 1 Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew, Broadland0.81 km · score 58
- 1.52 ha brownfield site at Norwich Mail Centre, 13-17 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1AA0.84 km · score 57
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- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Thorpe Gd Local 11kVsubstation
Data on this page
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO GIS boundaries for GB DNO licence areas, NESO Open Data Licence.
- 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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.