Powered land · Redbridge, England
2.5 ha brownfield site at The Exchange Shopping Centre Ilford, Redbridge
A brownfield site of 2.5 ha in Redbridge, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.28 km from the Clarks Rd B 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 12.7 MVA of demand headroom and 56.7 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 | 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 | The Exchange Shopping Centre Ilford | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BRLBR0002 (planning authority London Borough of Redbridge) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entries | Brownfield site: The Exchange Shopping Centre Ilford, Brownfield site: The Exchange Shopping Centre Ilford (one site listed 2 times at one point) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Adopted local plan | Redbridge Local Plan 2015-2030 (London Borough of Redbridge; adopted 15 Mar 2018) | 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 | Redbridge, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5600, 0.0720 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Clarks Rd B 11kV (1.28 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 | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 12.7 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 56.7 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Large generation within 10 km | 81 MW of waste-to-energy (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
#16 of 21 sites in Redbridge and #6,246 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 71% of the sites in Redbridge. Closer to its substation than 48% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2.5 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.28 km | 10.8 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 12.7 MVA | 12.7 | 40 |
| Site score | 24 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Redbridge
Nearby sites on the same substation
11 other sites have Clarks Rd B 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 1 ha brownfield site at Recorder House 531-549 High Road and 501 High Road Ilford, Redbridge0.13 km · score 41
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at TA Centre Gordon Road Ilford, Redbridge0.52 km · score 35
- 1.53 ha brownfield site at Redbridge Enterprise and Ilford Retail Park Ilford0.66 km · score 33
- 1.37 ha brownfield site at 645-861 High Road Seven Kings, Redbridge0.91 km · score 29
- 1.06 ha brownfield site at 674-700 High Road Seven Kings, Redbridge1.02 km · score 27
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at 706-720 High Road Seven Kings, Redbridge1.17 km · score 25
- 1.96 ha brownfield site at Sainsbury's 55 Roden Street Ilford, Redbridge1.56 km · score 19
- 3.76 ha brownfield site at 822 High Road Goodmayes, Redbridge1.7 km · score 17
- 2.74 ha brownfield site at Goodmayes Retail Park High Road Goodmayes, Redbridge1.98 km · score 13
- 1.5 ha brownfield site at Chadwell Heath Retail Park High Road Chadwell Heath, Redbridge2.41 km · score 13
- 1.1 ha brownfield site at 38-64 Southwold Drive, Barking and Dagenham2.05 km · score 13
- Sites in Redbridge21
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Clarks Rd B 11kVsubstation
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.