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1.89 ha brownfield site at Land at Cantium Retail Park, 520 Old Kent Road, London SE1 5BA, Southwark
A brownfield site of 1.89 ha in Southwark, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.27 km from the Verney Rd 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 9.1 MVA of demand headroom and 52.2 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 | 1.89 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 | Land at Cantium Retail Park, 520 Old Kent Road, London SE1 5BA | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | 18-AP-3246 (planning authority London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Land at Cantium Retail Park, 520 Old Kent Road, London SE1 5BA | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Old Kent Road South District 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 | Site allocation NSP66: Land bounded by Glengall Road, Latona Road and Old Kent Road (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 NSP66: Land bounded by Glengall Road, Latona Road and Old Kent Road (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 | Old Kent Road South District 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 |
| 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 | 51.4836, -0.0681 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Verney Rd 11kV (0.27 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 | 9.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 52.2 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
#37 of 60 sites in Southwark and #3,806 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 53% of the sites in Southwark. Closer to its substation than 85% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.89 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.27 km | 26 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 9.1 MVA | 9.1 | 40 |
| Site score | 35 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Southwark
Nearby sites on the same substation
16 other sites have Verney Rd 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 13 ha brownfield site at Sandgate Street and Verney Road, Southwark0.18 km · score 39
- 3.9 ha brownfield site at Marlborough Grove and St James’s Road, Southwark0.17 km · score 37
- 4.48 ha brownfield site at Ruby Triangle Site, Land Bounded By Old Kent Road Ruby Street And…, Southwark0.19 km · score 36
- 2.31 ha brownfield site at Malt Street Regeneration Site, bounded by Bianca Road, Latona Road, Southwark0.31 km · score 34
- 1.1 ha brownfield site at Land bounded by Glengall Road, Latona Road and Old Kent Road, Southwark0.32 km · score 34
- 1.5 ha brownfield site at 684-698 Old Kent Road (Kwikfit garage), Southwark0.38 km · score 33
- 14 ha brownfield site at 760 and 812 Old Kent Road (Toysrus store) and 840 Old Kent Road (Aldi…, Southwark0.63 km · score 32
- 4.4 ha brownfield site at Devon Street and Sylvan Grove, Southwark0.6 km · score 30
- 1.13 ha brownfield site at 747-759 & 765-775 Old Kent Road London SE15 1NZ & Land At Devonshire…, Southwark0.61 km · score 30
- 7.8 ha brownfield site at Hatcham Road and Penarth Street and IIlderton Road, Southwark0.73 km · score 29
- 10 ha brownfield site at New Bermondsey, Surrey Canal Triangle, Lewisham0.95 km · score 26
- 1.86 ha brownfield site at Wood Dene, Queens Road, Meeting House Lane & Carlton Grove, Southwark1.15 km · score 22
- Sites in Southwark60
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Verney Rd 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.