Powered land · Tower Hamlets, England
13 ha brownfield site at Whitechapel South, Tower Hamlets
A brownfield site of 12.7 ha in Tower Hamlets, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.79 km from the Osborn St B 11kV substation (UK Power Networks, London licence area), which has 137 MVA of demand headroom and 162 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 | 12.7 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 | Pending decision | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Whitechapel South | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BR_LBTH_03 (planning authority London Borough of Tower Hamlets) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Register entries | Brownfield site: Whitechapel South, Brownfield site: Whitechapel South (one site listed 2 times at one point) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | London Hospital (40.8% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Tower Hamlets; since 1 Oct 2021) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Ford Square and Sidney Square (5.6% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Tower Hamlets) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Ford Square (4.5% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Tower Hamlets; since 1 Oct 2021) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Myrdle Street (3.1% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Tower Hamlets) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Whitechapel Market (3% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Tower Hamlets; since 1 Oct 2021) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Conservation area | Myrdle Street (1.1% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Tower Hamlets; since 1 Oct 2021) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Article 4 direction | Whitechapel 2 (91% of the site, estimated from the register's point and area; London Borough of Tower Hamlets; since 14 Jun 2023) | 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 | Tower Hamlets, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5176, -0.0594 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Osborn St B 11kV (0.79 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 | 137 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 162 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
#6 of 18 sites in Tower Hamlets and #551 of 8,607 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 94% of the sites in Tower Hamlets. Closer to its substation than 33% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 12.7 ha | 2.3 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.79 km | 18.2 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 137 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 60 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Tower Hamlets
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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.