Powered land · Southwark, England
12 ha brownfield site at Mandela Way, Southwark
A brownfield site of 12 ha in Southwark, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.62 km from the Neckinger 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 11.5 MVA of demand headroom and 33.7 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 | 12 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 | None | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Mandela Way | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | NSP55 (planning authority London Borough of Southwark) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Mandela Way | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Thomas A'Becket and High Street (12.9% 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 | Old Kent Road North District Town Centre (94.5% 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 North District Town Centre (94.5% 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 NSP58: Mandela Way (72.7% 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 NSP58: Mandela Way (72.7% 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 NSP57: Crimscott Street and Pages Walk (3.5% 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 NSP57: Crimscott Street and Pages Walk (3.5% 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 | Protected shopping frontage SF24: Old Kent Road, East Street and Dunton Road (1.6% 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 |
| Not designated | ancient woodland, 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 | 51.4922, -0.0796 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Neckinger 11kV (0.62 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 | 11.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 33.7 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
#38 of 60 sites in Southwark and #3,981 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 88% of the sites in Southwark. Closer to its substation than 53% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 12 ha | 2.1 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.62 km | 20.7 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 11.5 MVA | 11.5 | 40 |
| Site score | 34 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Southwark
Nearby sites on the same substation
11 other sites have Neckinger 11kV as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 3.7 ha brownfield site at Crimscottt Street and Pages Walk, Southwark0.4 km · score 36
- 1.98 ha brownfield site at Rich Industrial Estate, Crimscott Street, SE1 5TE, Southwark0.39 km · score 36
- 1.4 ha brownfield site at Chambers Wharf Chambers Street London SE16 4XQ, Southwark (gb-bf-1719871)0.66 km · score 32
- 1.4 ha brownfield site at Chambers Wharf Chambers Street London SE16 4XQ, Southwark (gb-bf-1719872)0.71 km · score 31
- 1.4 ha brownfield site at Chambers Wharf, Southwark0.72 km · score 31
- 7.89 ha brownfield site at Biscuit Factory and Campus, Southwark0.8 km · score 30
- 1.4 ha brownfield site at Chambers Wharf Chambers Street London SE16 4XQ, Southwark (gb-bf-1710098)0.74 km · score 30
- 4.1 ha brownfield site at 107 Dunton Road (Tesco and Car Park) and Southernwood Retail Park, Southwark0.84 km · score 29
- 3.8 ha brownfield site at Bricklayers Arms, Southwark0.85 km · score 29
- 21 ha brownfield site at Aylesbury Estate Albany Road Land Bounded By Albany Road, Portland…, Southwark1.36 km · score 26
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- Sites in Southwark60
- Sites in the United Kingdom8,730
- Neckinger 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.