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3.6 ha brownfield site at Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre and London College of…, Southwark
A brownfield site of 3.6 ha in Southwark, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.43 km from the Newington House B 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 15.9 MVA of demand headroom and 55.8 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 | 3.6 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 |
| Address | Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre and London College of Communications | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (full permission) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | NSP45 (planning authority London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre and London College of Communications | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Central Activities Zone (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Central Activity Zone; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Central Activities Zone (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; Central Activity Zone; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Central Activities Zone (100% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Site allocation NSP48: Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre and London College of Communication (68.6% 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 NSP48: Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre and London College of Communication (68.6% 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 | Railway Arches (15.3% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Railway Arches (15.3% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Southwark) | 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 | Southwark, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4941, -0.0996 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Newington House B 11kV (0.43 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 | 15.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 55.8 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
#25 of 60 sites in Southwark and #2,973 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 65% of the sites in Southwark. Closer to its substation than 67% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 3.6 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.43 km | 23.6 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 15.9 MVA | 15.9 | 40 |
| Site score | 39 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
12 other sites have Newington House B 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 1.11 ha brownfield site at 87, Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD, Southwark0.12 km · score 44
- 1.09 ha brownfield site at Newington Triangle, Southwark0.1 km · score 44
- 7.12 ha brownfield site at Shopping Centre SiteElephant And Castle, New Kent Road, Arches Six…, Southwark0.4 km · score 41
- 1 ha brownfield site at 128-150 Blackfriars Road SE1, Southwark0.35 km · score 41
- 1.17 ha brownfield site at Bakerloo Line Sidings and 7 St George's Circus, Southwark0.41 km · score 40
- 3.08 ha brownfield site at 94 / Grotto Place And Grotto Podiums, Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EG0.51 km · score 38
- 1.59 ha brownfield site at Plot H4 Within Land Bounded By, New Kent Road, The Elephant Park And…, Southwark0.51 km · score 38
- 1.5 ha brownfield site at London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Southwark0.52 km · score 38
- 1.79 ha brownfield site at Plot H5 Within Land Bound By, New Kent Road, Rodney Place, Southwark0.58 km · score 37
- 1.71 ha brownfield site at Plot H2 West Grove Within Land Bounded By Plot H1 Of The Elephant…, Southwark0.62 km · score 37
- 4.89 ha brownfield site at New Kent Road, Rodney Road, Wansey Street, Southwark0.73 km · score 35
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- Sites in Southwark60
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Newington House B 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.