Powered land · Peterborough, England
2.5 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough
A brownfield site of 2.5 ha in Peterborough, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1 km from the Peterborough Central 33kV substation (UK Power Networks, East England licence area), which has 76 MVA of demand headroom and 68.6 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 | 2.5 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 | Not stated | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Planning permission | Granted | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 4 Dec 2015 (outline-planning-permission, issued by Peterborough City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | PDL/0032/17 (planning authority Peterborough City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, Article 4 direction, 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 | Peterborough, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5737, -0.2546 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Peterborough Central 33kV (1 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 33 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 | 76 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 68.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 245 MW of gas (1 plant of 50 MW or more in operation) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low to medium (10–20%) (score 1.7 of 5, withdrawals 15.7% 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
#24 of 62 sites in Peterborough and #916 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 26% of the sites in Peterborough. Closer to its substation than 44% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2.5 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1 km | 15 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 76 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 55 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Peterborough
Nearby sites on the same substation
21 other sites have Peterborough Central 33kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 105 ha brownfield site at Station West Opportunity Area Midland Road West Town Peterborough0.99 km · score 85
- 93 ha brownfield site at Station East Opportunity Area Station Road Peterborough0.82 km · score 84
- 93 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough1 km · score 81
- 89 ha brownfield site at Northminster Opportunity Area Peterborough0.98 km · score 81
- 29 ha brownfield site at 12 River Lane Peterborough PE3 6AH0.38 km · score 71
- 46 ha brownfield site at North Westgate Development Area Westgate Peterborough0.86 km · score 69
- 34 ha brownfield site at North Westgate Opportunity Area Westgate Peterborough0.86 km · score 66
- 1.5 ha brownfield site at 48-50 Jubilee Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PH0.43 km · score 64
- 1.4 ha brownfield site at Former Coal Yard River Lane Peterborough0.47 km · score 63
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at 28 - 30 Priestgate Peterborough PE1 1JA0.46 km · score 63
- 2.1 ha brownfield site at New Priestgate House 57 Priestgate Peterborough0.56 km · score 62
- 25 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough1 km · score 61
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.
- 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.