Powered land · Wokingham, England
5.4 ha brownfield site at Gorse Ride Regeneration Phase 2, Wokingham
A brownfield site of 5.4 ha in Wokingham, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 2.71 km from the Wokingham BSP substation (Southern Electric Power Distribution plc), which has 83.7 MVA of demand headroom and none for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.4 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 |
| Address | Gorse Ride Regeneration Phase 2 | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (permissioned) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Private (not-owned-by-a-public-authority) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | BR232 (planning authority Wokingham Borough Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Gorse Ride Regeneration Phase 2 | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Wokingham, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3781, -0.8590 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Wokingham BSP (2.71 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 132 kV (levels 132, 33 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 83.7 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 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
#14 of 38 sites in Wokingham and #2,310 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 13% of the sites in Wokingham. Closer to its substation than 0% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.4 ha | 0.1 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 2.71 km | 0 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 83.7 MVA | 40 | 40 |
| Site score | 40 | 100 |
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Nearby sites on the same substation
7 other sites have Wokingham BSP as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
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- 104 ha site near Wokingham BSP substation, Wokingham1.08 km · score 84
- 46 ha site near Wokingham BSP substation, Wokingham0.86 km · score 69
- 52 ha site near Wokingham BSP substation, Wokingham1.32 km · score 64
- 48 ha brownfield site at Former Bearwood Golf Course, Mole Rd, Sindlesham, Wokingham2.67 km · score 53
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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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.