Powered land · Oxford, England
5.15 ha brownfield site at Sandy Lane Recreation Ground (now includes former site 397 - Land…, Oxford
A brownfield site of 5.15 ha in Oxford, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.15 km from the Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation (Southern Electric Power Distribution plc), which has 11.2 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.15 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 | Mixed public and 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 | Sandy Lane Recreation Ground (now includes former site 397 - Land Rear of Oxford Retail Park) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | 289 (planning authority Oxford City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Sandy Lane Recreation Ground (now includes former site 397 - Land Rear of Oxford Retail Park) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Oxford City Council; since 25 Feb 2012) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, conservation area, green belt, National Landscape (AONB), national park, 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 | Oxford, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7259, -1.2054 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Cowley Local (Main) BSP (1.15 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 132 kV (levels 132, 33 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 11.2 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | Limited (amber on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 400 MW of other generation (1 plant of 50 MW or more in operation) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | High (40–80%) (score 3.4 of 5, withdrawals 52.2% 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
#15 of 40 sites in Oxford and #4,727 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 50% of the sites in Oxford. Closer to its substation than 53% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.15 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.15 km | 12.8 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 11.2 MVA | 11.2 | 40 |
| Site score | 24 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
20 other sites have Cowley Local (Main) BSP as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 172 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire0.58 km · score 63
- 100 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire0.68 km · score 59
- 28 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, Oxford0.36 km · score 43
- 44 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, Oxford0.69 km · score 42
- 47 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire1.47 km · score 32
- 44 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire (INSPIRE polygon 45301254)1.38 km · score 32
- 38 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire1.46 km · score 29
- 5.34 ha brownfield site at Blackbird Leys Central Area, Oxford0.8 km · score 29
- 54 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire1.84 km · score 28
- 37 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire1.65 km · score 26
- 44 ha site near Cowley Local (Main) BSP substation, South Oxfordshire (INSPIRE polygon 59164537)1.85 km · score 25
- 1.12 ha brownfield site at Land rear of Oxford Retail Park, Sandy Lane, Oxford1.12 km · score 24
- Sites in Oxford40
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Cowley Local (Main) BSPsubstation
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution 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.