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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.

33 of the 8,730 sites the search holds for the United Kingdom match: sites in St. Helens. Sorted by site score.

32 ha brownfield site at Land at Cowley Street and Albert Street, Moss Bank, WA10 1TY, St. HelensSt. Helens32 ha0.67 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire26.7 MVA22.6 MW—none found21Low to medium (10–20%)55
4.56 ha brownfield site at Former Pilkington's Site, City Road, Moss Bank, St. HelensSt. Helens4.56 ha0.1 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire26.7 MVA22.6 MW—none found19Low to medium (10–20%)55
2.72 ha brownfield site at Polar Ford, City Road, Windle, St. HelensSt. Helens2.72 ha0.29 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire26.7 MVA22.6 MW—none found18Low to medium (10–20%)52
27 ha brownfield site at Moss Nook Urban Village, Watery Lane, St. HelensSt. Helens27 ha0.39 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire10.7 MVA3.2 MW—none found25Low to medium (10–20%)41
1.33 ha brownfield site at Land at Delta Road, Parr, St. HelensSt. Helens1.33 ha0.24 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire10.7 MVA3.2 MW—none found24Low to medium (10–20%)37
1.71 ha brownfield site at Viridor Glass Recycling, Lancots Lane, St. HelensSt. Helens1.71 ha0.15 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire8.3 MVA4.5 MW—none found26Low to medium (10–20%)36
1.2 ha brownfield site at Land north of Edward Street, St. Helens Town Centre, WA9 3DPSt. Helens1.2 ha0.32 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire10.7 MVA3.2 MW—none found22Low to medium (10–20%)36
1.14 ha brownfield site at Land Between Sutton Road Lancots Lane and Dismantled Railway Line…, St. HelensSt. Helens1.14 ha0.16 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire8.3 MVA4.5 MW—none found25Low to medium (10–20%)36
10 ha brownfield site at Penlake Industrial Estate Land At Emr Recycling And Former British…, St. HelensSt. Helens10 ha0.72 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire14.4 MVA2.9 MW—none found30Low to medium (10–20%)35
1.96 ha brownfield site at Land at Baxters Lane, St. Helens, WA9 3EESt. Helens1.96 ha0.29 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire8.3 MVA4.5 MW—none found25Low to medium (10–20%)34
1.01 ha brownfield site at BT Depot, Sutton Road, St. Helens Town CentreSt. Helens1.01 ha0.44 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire10.7 MVA3.2 MW—none found25Low to medium (10–20%)34
2.21 ha brownfield site at Land at Somerset Street and Sussex Grove, Parr, WA9 1QN, St. HelensSt. Helens2.21 ha0.51 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire10.7 MVA3.2 MW—none found22Low to medium (10–20%)33
1.52 ha brownfield site at Site of former Parr Community High School, Fleet Lane/Simms Avenue…, St. HelensSt. Helens1.52 ha0.5 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire10.7 MVA3.2 MW—none found23Low to medium (10–20%)33
2.83 ha brownfield site at Fishwicks Industrial Estate, Baxters Lane, St. HelensSt. Helens2.83 ha0.44 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire8.3 MVA4.5 MW—none found24Low to medium (10–20%)32
9.24 ha brownfield site at Alexander Park - Former Pilkington HQ, Prescot Road, West Park, St. HelensSt. Helens9.24 ha0.12 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA1.6 MW—registered park29Low to medium (10–20%)31
1.65 ha brownfield site at Land adjacent St. Helens Hospital, Marshalls Cross Road, St. Helens…St. Helens1.65 ha0.48 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire8.3 MVA4.5 MW—none found22Low to medium (10–20%)31
2.37 ha brownfield site at Former St. Helens Glass, Atlas Street/Corporation Street, St. Helens…St. Helens2.37 ha0.11 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA3.4 MW—none found21Low to medium (10–20%)30
5.28 ha brownfield site at Land at Lea Green Colliery and Lowfield Lestate, Lowfield lane…, St. HelensSt. Helens5.28 ha0.16 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA1.6 MW—none found35Low to medium (10–20%)29
3.23 ha brownfield site at Land north and south of Corporation Street, St. Helens Town Centre…St. Helens3.23 ha0.19 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA3.4 MW—none found21Low to medium (10–20%)29
1.38 ha brownfield site at HQ Apartments (former AC Complex Site), Shaw Street, Town Centre, St. HelensSt. Helens1.38 ha0.14 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA3.4 MW—none found21Low to medium (10–20%)29
2.03 ha brownfield site at Land off Monastery Lane, Sutton, WA9 3SW, St. HelensSt. Helens2.03 ha0.7 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire8.3 MVA4.5 MW—none found31Low to medium (10–20%)28
1 ha brownfield site at Former St. Helens Glass, Atlas Street/Corporation Street, St. Helens…St. Helens1 ha0.25 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA3.4 MW—none found21Low to medium (10–20%)28
12 ha brownfield site at Land at Lea Green Colliery and Lowfield Lane Industrial Estate…, St. HelensSt. Helens12 ha0.44 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA1.6 MW—none found34Low to medium (10–20%)27
9.57 ha brownfield site at Pilkington (Eccleston Works), Millfields, WA10 5NR, St. HelensSt. Helens9.57 ha1.28 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire13.9 MVA1.8 MW—none found26Low to medium (10–20%)26
2.01 ha brownfield site at Land & Premises at Lords Fold, Rainford, St. HelensSt. Helens2.01 ha1.16 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire13.9 MVA1.8 MW—green belt5Low to medium (10–20%)26
2.88 ha brownfield site at College Street Northern Gateway, St. Helens Town Centre, WA10 1HTSt. Helens2.88 ha0.46 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA3.4 MW—none found21Low to medium (10–20%)25
3.64 ha brownfield site at Land off Lowfield Lane, Thatto Heath, St. HelensSt. Helens3.64 ha0.47 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA1.6 MW—none found35Low to medium (10–20%)24
1.17 ha brownfield site at Halton and St Helens PCT HQ, Cowley Hill, Windle, St. HelensSt. Helens1.17 ha0.58 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire2.7 MVA2.6 MW—none found22Low to medium (10–20%)24
8.56 ha brownfield site at Ibstocks, Chester Lane, Bold, St. HelensSt. Helens8.56 ha0.68 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA1.6 MW—none found29Low to medium (10–20%)22
7.31 ha brownfield site at Land north of Elton Head Road, Thatto Heath, WA9 5GN, St. HelensSt. Helens7.31 ha0.8 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA1.6 MW—none found32Low to medium (10–20%)20
1.93 ha brownfield site at Former Red Quarry, Chester Lane, Bold, St. HelensSt. Helens1.93 ha0.93 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire1.4 MVA1.6 MW—none found28Low to medium (10–20%)17
1.59 ha brownfield site at Former Newton Community Hospital, Bradlegh Road, Newton Le Willows, St. HelensSt. Helens1.59 ha3.33 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire16.5 MVA5.5 MW—green belt23Low to medium (10–20%)16
3.31 ha brownfield site at Land adjacent Laffak Road and Carr Mill Road, Moss Bank, WA11 9LG, St. HelensSt. Helens3.31 ha1.16 kmBrownfield registerSP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire2.7 MVA2.6 MW—none found17Low to medium (10–20%)15

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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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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