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Filter 19,461 candidate sites near substations in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany, 731 of them Dutch business parks with land for sale, by area, distance to the substation, its voltage, headroom or congestion, the nearest transmission substation, distance to Natura 2000, zoning, kind of site, environmental category, permits nearby, farmland price and water stress, ranked by site score. Every result links to its site page. Each country keeps its 5,000 largest candidates, so it holds every candidate of 29 ha or more in the Netherlands (of 22,834 candidates), 27 ha or more in the United Kingdom (of 44,093 candidates) and 50 ha or more in Germany (of 308,259 candidates).

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Results update as you type and the address bar keeps the filters, so a search can be shared. Each country offers the filters its public data allows. Distance, voltage, headroom and network operator are those of each site's nearest substation only: a site 0.5 km from a 150 kV substation and 1.5 km from a 380 kV one counts as 150 kV, and a voltage search does not find it. For that, the Netherlands and Germany have a filter on the distance to the nearest 380 kV substation. How the score works: Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany.

62 of the 8,730 sites the search holds for the United Kingdom match: sites in Peterborough. Sorted by site score.

105 ha brownfield site at Station West Opportunity Area Midland Road West Town PeterboroughPeterborough105 ha0.99 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area48Low to medium (10–20%)85
93 ha brownfield site at Station East Opportunity Area Station Road PeterboroughPeterborough93 ha0.82 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area, registered park45Low to medium (10–20%)84
93 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road PeterboroughPeterborough93 ha1 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)81
89 ha brownfield site at Northminster Opportunity Area PeterboroughPeterborough89 ha0.98 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area, Article 4, scheduled monument, registered park44Low to medium (10–20%)81
29 ha brownfield site at 12 River Lane Peterborough PE3 6AHPeterborough29 ha0.38 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area47Low to medium (10–20%)71
46 ha brownfield site at North Westgate Development Area Westgate PeterboroughPeterborough46 ha0.86 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area43Low to medium (10–20%)69
34 ha brownfield site at North Westgate Opportunity Area Westgate PeterboroughPeterborough34 ha0.86 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area43Low to medium (10–20%)66
1.5 ha brownfield site at 48-50 Jubilee Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PHPeterborough1.5 ha0.43 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)64
31 ha brownfield site at Johnston Publishing Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9QRPeterborough31 ha0.53 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—Article 446Low to medium (10–20%)63
1.4 ha brownfield site at Former Coal Yard River Lane PeterboroughPeterborough1.4 ha0.47 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)63
1.2 ha brownfield site at 28 - 30 Priestgate Peterborough PE1 1JAPeterborough1.2 ha0.46 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area46Low to medium (10–20%)63
2.1 ha brownfield site at New Priestgate House 57 Priestgate PeterboroughPeterborough2.1 ha0.56 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area46Low to medium (10–20%)62
25 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road PeterboroughPeterborough25 ha1 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)61
1.3 ha brownfield site at 143 Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PWPeterborough1.3 ha0.65 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)60
17 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road PeterboroughPeterborough17 ha1 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)59
68 ha brownfield site at Land At East Station Road Fletton Quays PeterboroughPeterborough68 ha0.26 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—conservation area43Low to medium (10–20%)58
7.5 ha brownfield site at Great Northern Railway Hotel Station Road Peterborough PE1 1QLPeterborough7.5 ha0.87 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found46Low to medium (10–20%)58
25 ha brownfield site at British Sugar Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9AYPeterborough25 ha0.81 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—Article 447Low to medium (10–20%)57
35 ha brownfield site at Hempsted Opportunity Area London Road PeterboroughPeterborough35 ha1.09 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—Article 445Low to medium (10–20%)56
9.5 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road PeterboroughPeterborough9.5 ha1 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)56
6.7 ha brownfield site at Mega Car Centre Midland Road West Town PeterboroughPeterborough6.7 ha0.97 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)56
276 ha brownfield site at Hampton Leys London Road PeterboroughPeterborough276 ha1.02 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England10.1 MVA11.5 MW—Article 437Low to medium (10–20%)55
3.8 ha brownfield site at Remus House Coltsfoot Drive Woodston Peterborough PE2 9BFPeterborough3.8 ha0.59 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—Article 446Low to medium (10–20%)55
2.5 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road PeterboroughPeterborough2.5 ha1 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found47Low to medium (10–20%)55
2.8 ha brownfield site at Manor House 57 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2RRPeterborough2.8 ha1.1 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area44Low to medium (10–20%)54
23 ha brownfield site at Tranche NC2 London Road PeterboroughPeterborough23 ha1.03 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—Article 446Low to medium (10–20%)53
9.8 ha brownfield site at Land To Rear Of 44-90 New Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9HBPeterborough9.8 ha0.8 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—Article 447Low to medium (10–20%)53
10 ha brownfield site at Car Park Hampton Court Westwood PeterboroughPeterborough10 ha0.34 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England23.3 MVA106.8 MW—none found41Low to medium (10–20%)50
2.2 ha brownfield site at 88 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2SNPeterborough2.2 ha1.36 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area45Low to medium (10–20%)50
1.1 ha brownfield site at 117 Park Road Peterborough PE1 2TRPeterborough1.1 ha1.34 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—conservation area45Low to medium (10–20%)50
19 ha brownfield site at Hempsted Parcel - NC1, NC3, NC4 Hicks Lane Woodston Peterborough PE7…Peterborough19 ha1.25 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—none found45Low to medium (10–20%)49
1.6 ha brownfield site at 83 Oxney Road Peterborough PE1 5NGPeterborough1.6 ha0.42 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England25.3 MVA98.6 MW—none found43Low to medium (10–20%)49
2.6 ha brownfield site at St Nicholas Reception Home South Parade West Town PeterboroughPeterborough2.6 ha1.46 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England76 MVA68.6 MW—none found46Low to medium (10–20%)48
2.5 ha brownfield site at Hempsted Opportunity Area London Road PeterboroughPeterborough2.5 ha1.09 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England33.5 MVA106.2 MW—none found45Low to medium (10–20%)47
2.8 ha brownfield site at Land To The Rear Of 105 Oxney Road PeterboroughPeterborough2.8 ha0.61 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England25.3 MVA98.6 MW—none found41Low to medium (10–20%)46
22 ha brownfield site at Fletton Quays Land At East Station Road PeterboroughPeterborough22 ha0.26 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—none found43Low to medium (10–20%)44
15 ha brownfield site at Varity House Vicarage Farm Road Fengate PeterboroughPeterborough15 ha0.96 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England25.3 MVA98.6 MW—none found42Low to medium (10–20%)44
1.9 ha brownfield site at 659 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 3HAPeterborough1.9 ha0.73 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England23.3 MVA106.8 MW—conservation area, Article 442Low to medium (10–20%)42
745 ha brownfield site at Land To The West Of London Road PeterboroughPeterborough745 ha2.05 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England10.1 MVA11.5 MW—Article 4, SSSI, SAC31Low to medium (10–20%)40
41 ha brownfield site at Former John Mansfield School Remote Playing Field Poplar Avenue…, PeterboroughPeterborough41 ha1.74 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England25.3 MVA98.6 MW—none found38Low to medium (10–20%)40
166 ha brownfield site at Land To The South Of Tranche VG9 County Road Hampton Vale PeterboroughPeterborough166 ha2.36 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England8.2 MVA1.4 MW—Article 4, SSSI, SAC18Low to medium (10–20%)38
13 ha brownfield site at Car Park Bishops Road Eastgate PeterboroughPeterborough13 ha0.49 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—conservation area, scheduled monument, registered park44Low to medium (10–20%)38
63 ha brownfield site at Northern Section Of The East Of England Showground Oundle Road…, PeterboroughPeterborough63 ha1.21 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England8.2 MVA1.4 MW—scheduled monument27Low to medium (10–20%)37
34 ha brownfield site at Land At Guilsborough Road Eye Green PeterboroughPeterborough34 ha3.69 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England25.3 MVA98.6 MW—none found10Low to medium (10–20%)34
1.5 ha brownfield site at Guthrie House Rightwell East Bretton PeterboroughPeterborough1.5 ha1.27 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England23.3 MVA106.8 MW—none found39Low to medium (10–20%)34
1 ha brownfield site at Guthrie House Rightwell East Bretton PeterboroughPeterborough1 ha1.27 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England23.3 MVA106.8 MW—none found39Low to medium (10–20%)34
2.1 ha brownfield site at The Garden House Minster Precincts Peterborough PE1 1XSPeterborough2.1 ha0.68 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—conservation area, scheduled monument, registered park45Low to medium (10–20%)33
5 ha brownfield site at Bushfield House Bushfield Orton Goldhay Peterborough PE2 5RQPeterborough5 ha0.42 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England8.2 MVA1.4 MW—none found28Low to medium (10–20%)32
1.3 ha brownfield site at 3 - 7 Oxford Road Millfield Peterborough PE1 3BLPeterborough1.3 ha1.51 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England23.3 MVA106.8 MW—Article 443Low to medium (10–20%)31
6.1 ha brownfield site at Land To The Rear Of 142 - 148 Fletton Avenue Fletton PeterboroughPeterborough6.1 ha0.89 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—conservation area, Article 447Low to medium (10–20%)30
3.9 ha brownfield site at Sewerage Works Potters Way Fengate PeterboroughPeterborough3.9 ha0.99 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—none found46Low to medium (10–20%)28
1.9 ha brownfield site at NCP Car Park Brook Street PeterboroughPeterborough1.9 ha1 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—conservation area44Low to medium (10–20%)28
9.5 ha brownfield site at Cranmore House Thorney Road Eye Peterborough PE6 7UBPeterborough9.5 ha3.67 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England25.3 MVA98.6 MW—none found10Low to medium (10–20%)27
6.4 ha brownfield site at Dickens Street Car Park Dickens Street Eastfield PeterboroughPeterborough6.4 ha1.24 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—none found44Low to medium (10–20%)25
1.9 ha brownfield site at 78 High Street Eye Peterborough PE6 7UYPeterborough1.9 ha2.87 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England25.3 MVA98.6 MW—conservation area16Low to medium (10–20%)25
3.4 ha brownfield site at 1374 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE4 6LSPeterborough3.4 ha2.68 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England23.3 MVA106.8 MW—none found14Low to medium (10–20%)23
38 ha brownfield site at Hampton Vale Allotments Coriander Drive Hampton Vale PeterboroughPeterborough38 ha1.9 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England8.2 MVA1.4 MW—Article 4, SSSI, SAC17Low to medium (10–20%)20
13 ha brownfield site at Land To The North Of Brickburn Close Hampton Centre PeterboroughPeterborough13 ha1.56 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England10.1 MVA11.5 MW—Article 437Low to medium (10–20%)19
3.5 ha brownfield site at Coneygree Lodge Coneygree Road Stanground PeterboroughPeterborough3.5 ha1.65 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—none found42Low to medium (10–20%)18
8.6 ha brownfield site at Belle Vue Stables Whittlesey Road Stanground PeterboroughPeterborough8.6 ha1.77 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—none found43Low to medium (10–20%)17
25 ha brownfield site at Land To The West Of London Road PeterboroughPeterborough25 ha2.05 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England10.1 MVA11.5 MW—Article 431Low to medium (10–20%)16
1.8 ha brownfield site at The Heron Southfields Drive Stanground Peterborough PE2 8QBPeterborough1.8 ha2.15 kmBrownfield registerUK Power Networks, East England12.9 MVA32.1 MW—none found40Low to medium (10–20%)13

Permits nearby: planning projects within 5 km with permission, under construction or applied for (REPD, NSIP) and brownfield land with permission. Water stress: baseline water stress of the site's sub-basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0): withdrawals as a share of the renewable water supply. Designations: the planning.data.gov.uk designations a site overlaps by 1% of its area or more; "not in" keeps only sites where that designation's data covers the council. Sites: the 5,000 largest of the 44,093 candidate sites near a primary or bulk supply substation with headroom, so every candidate of 27 ha or more is here and the rest are smaller; brownfield register sites come on top, at any size. Congestion: the network operator's status for new demand at the substation.

Data: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063; Supported by National Energy SO Open Data; Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; Rare Context; Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data; SSEN Distribution; UK Power Networks; 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; Rare Context (sites and scores). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) for the INSPIRE polygons, brownfield registers and district boundaries; each network operator's licence for the headroom.

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Every search here is one plain GET, with no JavaScript needed. Put the filters in the address and /sites/search answers with the matching sites as an HTML table: the first 100, in the order this page sorts them, with the number of all matches and the filters restated in a sentence. /api/sites takes the same filters and answers JSON: every site's facts as named fields and its page's URL, 100 at a time (limit, up to 1,000, and offset page through the matches). A filter that a country's data lacks is left out, and the answer says which and why.

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ParameterWhat it filters
countryNL, GB or DE (default NL)
regiona province (NL), local authority (GB) or Land (DE): its key, URL slug or name
min_haminimum area in hectares
max_kmmaximum distance to the nearest substation, km
kindNL: park, on_park, parcels; GB: brownfield, parcels
min_categoryNL: minimum environmental category of a business park (1 to 6)
min_kvNL, DE: minimum voltage of the nearest substation, kV
max_tso_kmDE: maximum distance to the nearest transmission substation (220 kV and up), km
min_tso_kvDE: minimum voltage of that transmission substation (220 or 380)
max_ehv_kmNL, DE: maximum distance to the nearest 380 kV substation, km, even where a lower-voltage substation is nearer
dnoGB: network operator of the nearest substation, a group (Northern Powergrid) or one licence area
min_mwGB: minimum demand headroom at the nearest substation, MVA or MW
congestionGB (NL once public: the TenneT station): congestion for new demand, none or none,limited
regionalNL, once public: the regional operator's offtake status at the site's postcode, none, limited, waitlist or full; it binds a medium-voltage connection
min_n2kNL: minimum distance to Natura 2000, km
outside_n2kNL: 1 for outside Natura 2000 areas
zoningNL, DE: zoning class of the plan, e.g. industrial,commercial
land_useDE: land use in the cadastre
desigGB, DE: in:<designation>, out:<designation> or none
min_permitsNL, GB: minimum permits nearby
min_areasDE: minimum designated wind or solar areas within 5 km
max_priceNL: maximum farmland price, EUR/ha
max_watermaximum water stress: 0 low to 4 extremely high, or low, low_medium, medium_high, high, extremely_high
sortscore (default), ha, km, n2k_km, headroom, kv, tso_km, ehv_km, permits, areas, price, water, category
touching1 to include sites ruled out in review
ranked1 for ranked sites only (leaves out sites that touch their substation)

Distance, voltage, headroom and network operator are those of each site's nearest substation; in Germany also of its nearest transmission substation.

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The whole index behind this search is one JSON file per country (Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany). Its columns name each site's fields, word fields are indexes into the lists of the same name (dnos, zonings), and a site's page is /sites/{country}/{area slug}/{leaf}.

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