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1.48 ha brownfield site at Decathalon Site and Mulberry Business Park, Southwark
A brownfield site of 1.48 ha in Southwark, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 1.77 km from the West Ferry Circus 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 108 MVA of demand headroom and 296 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 | 1.48 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 (ownership unknown) | 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 | Decathalon Site and Mulberry Business Park | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 22 Oct 2013 (full-planning-permission, issued by London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | NSP77 (planning authority London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Decathalon Site and Mulberry Business Park | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Canada Water Major Town Centre (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Canada Water Major Town Centre (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Site allocation NSP80: Decathlon Site and Mulberry Business Park (96.9% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Site allocation NSP80: Decathlon Site and Mulberry Business Park (96.9% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Site allocation NSP81: Harmsworth Quays, Surrey Quays Leisure Park, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre and Robert’s Close (3.1% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Site allocation NSP81: Harmsworth Quays, Surrey Quays Leisure Park, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre and (3.1% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · 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 | Southwark, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4973, -0.0465 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | West Ferry Circus 11kV (1.77 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 | 108 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 296 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · 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
#20 of 60 sites in Southwark and #2,299 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 37% of the sites in Southwark. Closer to its substation than 3% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.48 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.77 km | 3.5 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 108 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 43 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Southwark
Nearby sites on the same substation
7 other sites have West Ferry Circus 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 1.58 ha brownfield site at 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, Tower Hamlets0.28 km · score 66
- 6.83 ha brownfield site at Marsh Wall West, Tower Hamlets0.73 km · score 60
- 5.05 ha brownfield site at Millharbour, Tower Hamlets0.95 km · score 56
- 4.02 ha brownfield site at Millharbour South, Tower Hamlets1.36 km · score 50
- 21 ha brownfield site at Harmsworth Quays, Surrey Quays Leisure Park, Surrey Quays Shopping…, Southwark1.79 km · score 48
- 1.3 ha brownfield site at Former Mulberry Business Park, Canada Street, Quebec Way, Southwark1.51 km · score 47
- 3.66 ha brownfield site at Decathlon And What Surrey Quays Road SE16 2XU, Southwark1.73 km · score 44
- Sites in Southwark60
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- West Ferry Circus 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.