Powered land · Peterborough, England
23 ha brownfield site at Tranche NC2 London Road Peterborough
A brownfield site of 22.8 ha in Peterborough, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.03 km from the Peterborough South Grid 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, East England licence area), which has 33.5 MVA of demand headroom and 106 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 | 22.8 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 | 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 | Tranche NC2 London Road Peterborough | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Nov 2014 (full-planning-permission, issued by Peterborough City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | PDL/0063/17 (planning authority Peterborough City Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Tranche NC2 London Road Peterborough | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Hampton, Fletton & Woodston and Park HiMO (6.3% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Peterborough City Council; since 1 Jan 2024) | 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 | Peterborough, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5535, -0.2479 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Peterborough South Grid 11kV (1.03 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 | 33.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 106 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
#26 of 62 sites in Peterborough and #1,075 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 66% of the sites in Peterborough. Closer to its substation than 40% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 22.8 ha | 5.3 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.03 km | 14.6 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 33.5 MVA | 33.5 | 40 |
| Site score | 53 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Peterborough
Nearby sites on the same substation
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- 35 ha brownfield site at Hempsted Opportunity Area London Road Peterborough1.09 km · score 56
- 3.8 ha brownfield site at Remus House Coltsfoot Drive Woodston Peterborough PE2 9BF0.59 km · score 55
- 9.8 ha brownfield site at Land To Rear Of 44-90 New Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9HB0.8 km · score 53
- 19 ha brownfield site at Hempsted Parcel - NC1, NC3, NC4 Hicks Lane Woodston Peterborough PE7…1.25 km · score 49
- 2.5 ha brownfield site at Hempsted Opportunity Area London Road Peterborough1.09 km · score 47
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.