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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.

8,730 of the 8,730 sites the search holds for the United Kingdom match. Sorted by site score; the first 100 are listed.

Site	Local authority	Area	To substation	Kind	Network operator	Demand headroom	Generation headroom	Congestion	Designations	Permits nearby	Water stress	Score
108 ha site near Cirencester BSP substation, Cotswold	Cotswold	108 ha	0.07 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	49.3 MVA	0 MW	None	scheduled monument	6	High (40–80%)	99
104 ha site near Cirencester BSP substation, Cotswold	Cotswold	104 ha	0.07 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	49.3 MVA	0 MW	None	scheduled monument	4	High (40–80%)	99
157 ha site near Salisbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	157 ha	0.11 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	50.7 MVA	0 MW	None	conservation area, SSSI, SAC, registered park	4	Low to medium (10–20%)	98
182 ha site near Harwell Primary substation, Vale of White Horse	Vale of White Horse	182 ha	0.12 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	39.1 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	1	High (40–80%)	97
147 ha site near Toothill BSP substation, Swindon	Swindon	147 ha	0.19 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	42.6 MVA	0 MW	None	scheduled monument	22	High (40–80%)	97
101 ha site near Osgodby 3/4 substation, North Yorkshire	North Yorkshire	101 ha	0.17 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	62.6 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	5	Low (under 10%)	96
119 ha site near Harwell Primary substation, Vale of White Horse	Vale of White Horse	119 ha	0.25 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	39.1 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	1	High (40–80%)	95
99 ha site near Toronto substation, County Durham	County Durham	99 ha	0.25 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	57.5 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	4	Low (under 10%)	94
168 ha site near Amesbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	168 ha	0.44 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	63.7 MVA	0 MW	None	Article 4, World Heritage Site, scheduled monument	0	Low to medium (10–20%)	93
272 ha site near Winchester BSP substation, Winchester	Winchester	272 ha	0.01 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	29.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	6	Medium to high (20–40%)	90
88 ha site near Botley Wood BSP substation, Winchester	Winchester	88 ha	0.31 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	71.6 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, ancient woodland	11	Medium to high (20–40%)	90
75 ha site near Salisbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	75 ha	0.09 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	50.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	3	Low to medium (10–20%)	90
119 ha site near Menston substation, Leeds	Leeds	119 ha	0.75 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	65.7 MVA	104.3 MW	Limited	green belt	5	Low (under 10%)	89
76 ha site near Bramham substation, Leeds	Leeds	76 ha	0.19 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	45.7 MVA	52.8 MW	Limited	green belt	2	Low (under 10%)	89
317 ha site near Seal Sands substation, Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	317 ha	0.81 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	60 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, SPA, Ramsar	9	Low (under 10%)	88
181 ha site near Cirencester BSP substation, Cotswold	Cotswold	181 ha	0.78 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	49.3 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	6	High (40–80%)	88
154 ha site near Thatcham BSP substation, West Berkshire	West Berkshire	154 ha	0.17 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	30.3 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, ancient woodland	4	High (40–80%)	88
76 ha site near Ealing BSP substation, Hounslow	Hounslow	76 ha	0.18 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	49.6 MVA	85.6 MW	None	conservation area, Article 4, registered park	36	High (40–80%)	88
160 ha site near Salisbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	160 ha	0.87 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	50.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	3	Low to medium (10–20%)	87
74 ha site near Wakefield Monckton Road substation, Wakefield	Wakefield	74 ha	0.23 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	63.4 MVA	132.1 MW	Full	green belt	7	Low (under 10%)	87
245 ha site near Seal Sands substation, Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	245 ha	0.91 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	60 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, SPA, Ramsar	11	Low (under 10%)	86
229 ha site near Harwell Primary substation, Vale of White Horse	Vale of White Horse	229 ha	0.87 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	39.1 MVA	0 MW	None	conservation area, National Landscape, ancient woodland	3	High (40–80%)	86
135 ha site near Wokingham BSP substation, Wokingham	Wokingham	135 ha	0.93 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	83.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	12	High (40–80%)	86
87 ha site near Toronto substation, County Durham	County Durham	87 ha	0.56 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	57.5 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	4	Low (under 10%)	86
59 ha site near Osgodby 3/4 substation, North Yorkshire	North Yorkshire	59 ha	0.03 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	62.6 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	4	Low (under 10%)	86
125 ha site near Thatcham BSP substation, West Berkshire	West Berkshire	125 ha	0.35 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	30.3 MVA	0 MW	None	ancient woodland	3	High (40–80%)	85
105 ha brownfield site at Station West Opportunity Area Midland Road West Town Peterborough	Peterborough	105 ha	0.99 km	Brownfield register	UK Power Networks, East England	76 MVA	68.6 MW	—	conservation area	48	Low to medium (10–20%)	85
70 ha site near Botley Wood BSP substation, Winchester	Winchester	70 ha	0.3 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	71.6 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, ancient woodland	9	Medium to high (20–40%)	85
128 ha site near Winchester BSP substation, Winchester	Winchester	128 ha	0.37 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	29.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	6	Medium to high (20–40%)	84
105 ha site near Seal Sands substation, Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	105 ha	1.04 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	60 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	14	Low (under 10%)	84
104 ha site near Wokingham BSP substation, Wokingham	Wokingham	104 ha	1.08 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	83.7 MVA	0 MW	None	registered park	12	High (40–80%)	84
93 ha brownfield site at Station East Opportunity Area Station Road Peterborough	Peterborough	93 ha	0.82 km	Brownfield register	UK Power Networks, East England	76 MVA	68.6 MW	—	conservation area, registered park	45	Low to medium (10–20%)	84
55 ha site near Southampton (Main) BSP substation, Southampton	Southampton	55 ha	0.05 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	40.4 MVA	0 MW	None	Article 4, SPA	5	Medium to high (20–40%)	84
109 ha site near Galileo Primary substation, Swindon	Swindon	109 ha	0.47 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	30.4 MVA	0 MW	None	registered park	9	High (40–80%)	83
65 ha site near Cirencester BSP substation, Cotswold	Cotswold	65 ha	0.36 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	49.3 MVA	0 MW	None	scheduled monument	6	High (40–80%)	83
57 ha site near Amesbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	57 ha	0.16 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	63.7 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, SAC	0	Low to medium (10–20%)	83
53 ha site near Harrogate 132/33kV substation, North Yorkshire	North Yorkshire	53 ha	0.06 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	66.8 MVA	0 MW	None	conservation area	5	Low (under 10%)	83
196 ha site near Whinmoor substation, Leeds	Leeds	196 ha	1.2 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	52.5 MVA	62.9 MW	Limited	green belt	6	Low (under 10%)	82
80 ha brownfield site at 25, Denmark Hill, SE5 8RT, Southwark	Southwark	80 ha	0.67 km	Brownfield register	UK Power Networks, London	40.5 MVA	142.8 MW	—	conservation area, Article 4	70	High (40–80%)	82
117 ha site near Harwell Primary substation, Vale of White Horse	Vale of White Horse	117 ha	1.22 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	39.1 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	1	High (40–80%)	81
93 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough	Peterborough	93 ha	1 km	Brownfield register	UK Power Networks, East England	76 MVA	68.6 MW	—	none found	47	Low to medium (10–20%)	81
89 ha brownfield site at Northminster Opportunity Area Peterborough	Peterborough	89 ha	0.98 km	Brownfield register	UK Power Networks, East England	76 MVA	68.6 MW	—	conservation area, Article 4, scheduled monument, registered park	44	Low to medium (10–20%)	81
122 ha site near Amesbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	122 ha	1.32 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	63.7 MVA	0 MW	None	World Heritage Site, scheduled monument	0	Low to medium (10–20%)	80
79 ha brownfield site at Riverside Irvine, North Ayrshire	North Ayrshire	79 ha	0.57 km	Brownfield register	SP Energy Networks, South and Central Scotland	36.1 MVA	17.7 MW	—	—	10	Low (under 10%)	80
76 ha site near Kirkhaw Lane substation, Wakefield	Wakefield	76 ha	0.78 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	54.7 MVA	62.9 MW	Limited	green belt	15	Low (under 10%)	80
63 ha site near Seal Sands substation, Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	63 ha	0.47 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	60 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, SPA, Ramsar	11	Low (under 10%)	80
59 ha site near Bramham substation, Leeds	Leeds	59 ha	0.44 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	45.7 MVA	52.8 MW	Limited	green belt	2	Low (under 10%)	80
53 ha site near Spennymoor 132/66kV substation, County Durham	County Durham	53 ha	0.28 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	81.5 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	6	Low (under 10%)	80
46 ha site near Seal Sands substation, Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	46 ha	0.19 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	60 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	12	Low (under 10%)	80
42 ha site near Spennymoor 132/66kV substation, County Durham	County Durham	42 ha	0.05 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	81.5 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	5	Low (under 10%)	80
150 ha site near Winchester BSP substation, Winchester	Winchester	150 ha	0.71 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	29.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	6	Medium to high (20–40%)	79
77 ha site near Kirkhaw Lane substation, North Yorkshire	North Yorkshire	77 ha	0.85 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	54.7 MVA	62.9 MW	Limited	green belt	14	Low (under 10%)	79
54 ha site near Pyestock BSP substation, Hart	Hart	54 ha	0.1 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	35.8 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI	5	High (40–80%)	79
407 ha site near Amesbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	407 ha	1.49 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	63.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	0	Low to medium (10–20%)	78
292 ha site near Lynemouth substation, Northumberland	Northumberland	292 ha	0.2 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	20.8 MVA	0 MW	Limited	none found	1	Low (under 10%)	78
134 ha site near Overton Primary substation, Basingstoke and Deane	Basingstoke and Deane	134 ha	0.96 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	32 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	0	Medium to high (20–40%)	78
131 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland	Northumberland	131 ha	0.17 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	20.8 MVA	0 MW	Limited	none found	2	Low (under 10%)	78
68 ha site near Winchester BSP substation, Winchester	Winchester	68 ha	0.02 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	29.7 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	5	Medium to high (20–40%)	78
146 ha site near Harwell Primary substation, Vale of White Horse	Vale of White Horse	146 ha	1.47 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	39.1 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	1	High (40–80%)	77
126 ha site near Guardian Glass substation, East Riding of Yorkshire	East Riding of Yorkshire	126 ha	0.06 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	18.4 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	1	Low (under 10%)	77
116 ha site near Crookham Primary substation, Hart	Hart	116 ha	0.17 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	19.2 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, SPA	6	High (40–80%)	77
77 ha site near Bransholme substation, East Riding of Yorkshire	East Riding of Yorkshire	77 ha	0.98 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	68.7 MVA	73.1 MW	None	scheduled monument	7	Low (under 10%)	77
54 ha site near Spennymoor 132/66kV substation, County Durham	County Durham	54 ha	0.49 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	81.5 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	5	Low (under 10%)	77
45 ha site near Dunston substation, Gateshead	Gateshead	45 ha	0.01 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	35.6 MVA	27.3 MW	None	none found	21	Low (under 10%)	77
39 ha site near Botley Wood BSP substation, Winchester	Winchester	39 ha	0.22 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	71.6 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	8	Medium to high (20–40%)	77
276 ha site near Tadley Primary substation, West Berkshire	West Berkshire	276 ha	0.1 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	17.2 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, registered park, ancient woodland	2	High (40–80%)	76
275 ha site near Chineham Primary substation, Basingstoke and Deane	Basingstoke and Deane	275 ha	0.01 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	16 MVA	0 MW	None	registered park, ancient woodland	10	High (40–80%)	76
176 ha site near Fernhurst BSP substation, Chichester	Chichester	176 ha	0.13 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	18.2 MVA	0 MW	None	national park, ancient woodland	2	Medium to high (20–40%)	76
156 ha site near Whiteway Primary substation, Cotswold	Cotswold	156 ha	0.15 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	18.5 MVA	0 MW	None	conservation area, National Landscape, registered park, ancient woodland	4	High (40–80%)	76
144 ha site near Whiteway Primary substation, Cotswold	Cotswold	144 ha	0.17 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	18.5 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	3	High (40–80%)	76
122 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland	Northumberland	122 ha	0.3 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	20.8 MVA	0 MW	Limited	green belt	2	Low (under 10%)	76
103 ha site near Amesbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	103 ha	1.57 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	63.7 MVA	0 MW	None	conservation area, SSSI, SAC	0	Low to medium (10–20%)	76
103 ha site near Harwell Primary substation, Vale of White Horse	Vale of White Horse	103 ha	1.48 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	39.1 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	1	High (40–80%)	76
56 ha brownfield site at Hartland Park, Farnborough	Hart	56 ha	0.35 km	Brownfield register	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	35.8 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	5	High (40–80%)	76
48 ha site near Cirencester BSP substation, Cotswold (INSPIRE polygon 23483449)	Cotswold	48 ha	0.45 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	49.3 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	6	High (40–80%)	76
46 ha brownfield site at ōKnight Dragon site, Edmund Halley Way Greenwichō	Greenwich	46 ha	0.39 km	Brownfield register	UK Power Networks, London	70.4 MVA	105.8 MW	—	none found	47	High (40–80%)	76
37 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 33071695)	East Riding of Yorkshire	37 ha	0.23 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	45.8 MVA	0 MW	Full	SSSI	2	Low (under 10%)	76
34 ha site near Seal Sands substation, Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	34 ha	0.19 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	60 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, SPA, Ramsar	11	Low (under 10%)	76
30 ha site near Toothill BSP substation, Swindon	Swindon	30 ha	0.07 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	42.6 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	20	High (40–80%)	76
27 ha site near Holmfield substation, Calderdale	Calderdale	27 ha	0.06 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	61.5 MVA	117.8 MW	Limited	green belt	3	Low (under 10%)	76
531 ha site near Fernhurst BSP substation, Chichester	Chichester	531 ha	0.23 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	18.2 MVA	0 MW	None	SSSI, national park, ancient woodland	1	Medium to high (20–40%)	75
353 ha site near Blandford Primary substation, Dorset	Dorset	353 ha	0.38 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	20.7 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape, ancient woodland	3	Low to medium (10–20%)	75
301 ha site near Blandford Primary substation, Dorset	Dorset	301 ha	0.4 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	20.7 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape, ancient woodland	1	Low to medium (10–20%)	75
155 ha site near MVEE Primary substation, Surrey Heath	Surrey Heath	155 ha	0.23 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	18 MVA	0 MW	None	green belt, SSSI, SAC, SPA	10	High (40–80%)	75
149 ha site near Hunmanby substation, North Yorkshire	North Yorkshire	149 ha	0.11 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	16.8 MVA	0 MW	Full	none found	2	Low (under 10%)	75
124 ha site near Culham Primary substation, South Oxfordshire	South Oxfordshire	124 ha	0.02 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	15.5 MVA	0 MW	None	green belt	8	High (40–80%)	75
115 ha site near Wormald Green 132/33kV substation, North Yorkshire	North Yorkshire	115 ha	0.14 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	17.2 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	4	Low (under 10%)	75
106 ha site near Salisbury BSP substation, Wiltshire	Wiltshire	106 ha	1.68 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	50.7 MVA	0 MW	None	registered park	3	Low to medium (10–20%)	75
81 ha site near Harwell Primary substation, Vale of White Horse	Vale of White Horse	81 ha	1.11 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	39.1 MVA	0 MW	None	National Landscape	3	High (40–80%)	75
61 ha site near Toronto substation, County Durham	County Durham	61 ha	0.78 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	57.5 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	4	Low (under 10%)	75
56 ha site near Driffield/Beverley Group substation, East Riding of Yorkshire	East Riding of Yorkshire	56 ha	0.69 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	45.8 MVA	0 MW	Full	none found	2	Low (under 10%)	75
48 ha site near Burghfield (Main) BSP substation, West Berkshire	West Berkshire	48 ha	0.19 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	34.8 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	15	High (40–80%)	75
47 ha site near Wakefield Monckton Road substation, Wakefield	Wakefield	47 ha	0.51 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	63.4 MVA	132.1 MW	Full	registered park	7	Low (under 10%)	75
46 ha site near Pyestock BSP substation, Hart	Hart	46 ha	0.17 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	35.8 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	5	High (40–80%)	75
173 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside	South Tyneside	173 ha	0.25 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, North East England	17.5 MVA	26.3 MW	Limited	green belt	10	Low (under 10%)	74
128 ha site near Blandford Primary substation, Dorset	Dorset	128 ha	0.43 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	20.7 MVA	0 MW	None	conservation area, National Landscape, ancient woodland	1	Low to medium (10–20%)	74
74 ha site near Hull West substation, East Riding of Yorkshire	East Riding of Yorkshire	74 ha	0.9 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	36.7 MVA	66.7 MW	None	none found	11	Low (under 10%)	74
61 ha site near Shaftesbury BSP substation, Dorset	Dorset	61 ha	0.23 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	31.2 MVA	0 MW	None	none found	2	Low to medium (10–20%)	74
34 ha site near Bransholme substation, Kingston upon Hull, City of	Kingston upon Hull, City of	34 ha	0.32 km	Parcels	Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire	68.7 MVA	73.1 MW	None	none found	7	Low (under 10%)	74
342 ha site near Alton BSP substation, East Hampshire	East Hampshire	342 ha	0.65 km	Parcels	Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Southern England	22.9 MVA	0 MW	None	ancient woodland	2	High (40–80%)	73

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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For AI assistants: https://rarecontext.com/api/sites/country/gb answers the same, and each link below opens a narrower or wider search, with the number of sites it finds (how).

Kind of site: Parcel sites, land registry polygons (4,971 sites) · Brownfield register sites (3,759 sites)

Distance to a substation: within 0.5 km of a substation (1,609 sites) · within 1 km of a substation (3,821 sites) · within 2 km of a substation (8,041 sites) · within 5 km of a substation (8,730 sites)

Demand headroom: 10 MVA or more of demand headroom (3,955 sites) · 30 MVA or more of demand headroom (642 sites) · 50 MVA or more of demand headroom (312 sites) · 100 MVA or more of demand headroom (11 sites)

Congestion: no congestion for new demand (4,507 sites) · no or limited congestion for new demand (5,325 sites)

Network operator: Northern Powergrid (3,094 sites) · SP Energy Networks (1,164 sites) · Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (3,259 sites) · UK Power Networks (1,213 sites)

Size: 1 ha or more (8,730 sites) · 5 ha or more (5,820 sites) · 10 ha or more (5,384 sites) · 20 ha or more (5,165 sites) · 50 ha or more (2,606 sites) · 100 ha or more (1,009 sites)

Water stress: low or low-medium water stress (5,782 sites) · low water stress (4,173 sites)

Region: North Yorkshire (571 sites) · Dorset (427 sites) · Wiltshire (364 sites) · County Durham (330 sites) · East Riding of Yorkshire (314 sites) · Leeds (295 sites) · West Berkshire (209 sites) · Glasgow City (203 sites) · Wakefield (177 sites) · North Lanarkshire (172 sites) · Basingstoke and Deane (160 sites) · South Oxfordshire (156 sites) · Somerset (145 sites) · Buckinghamshire (142 sites) · Bradford (127 sites) · Cotswold (127 sites) · New Forest (125 sites) · Northumberland (122 sites) · Barnsley (119 sites) · Test Valley (114 sites) · Sheffield (113 sites) · Rotherham (108 sites) · Windsor and Maidenhead (107 sites) · West Oxfordshire (103 sites) · Swindon (98 sites) · Winchester (88 sites) · Sunderland (87 sites) · Kirklees (82 sites) · Barnet (78 sites) · Fife (77 sites) · Gateshead (74 sites) · Chichester (73 sites) · Hillingdon (69 sites) · Newcastle upon Tyne (64 sites) · North Ayrshire (62 sites) · Peterborough (62 sites) · Hartlepool (60 sites) · Southwark (60 sites) · Redcar and Cleveland (59 sites) · South Lanarkshire (59 sites)

Sort: sort by largest first · sort by closest to a substation · sort by most demand headroom · sort by most permits nearby · sort by lowest water stress

Other countries: Netherlands · Germany

Owners are not public in any of these countries: ask for a site search with owners below.

Without JavaScript, put the filters in the address (see Use it from a script or an AI), or browse the ranked sites: Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany.

Use it from a script or an AI

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.

For AI assistants, every search is also a plain link of /key/value pairs, without a query string, and each answer links to the narrower and wider searches from it: /api/sites is the start, and the API page has the prompt to give Claude or ChatGPT.

Parameter	What it filters
`country`	NL, GB or DE (default NL)
`region`	a province (NL), local authority (GB) or Land (DE): its key, URL slug or name
`min_ha`	minimum area in hectares
`max_km`	maximum distance to the nearest substation, km
`kind`	NL: park, on_park, parcels; GB: brownfield, parcels
`min_category`	NL: minimum environmental category of a business park (1 to 6)
`min_kv`	NL, DE: minimum voltage of the nearest substation, kV
`max_tso_km`	DE: maximum distance to the nearest transmission substation (220 kV and up), km
`min_tso_kv`	DE: minimum voltage of that transmission substation (220 or 380)
`max_ehv_km`	NL, DE: maximum distance to the nearest 380 kV substation, km, even where a lower-voltage substation is nearer
`dno`	GB: network operator of the nearest substation, a group (Northern Powergrid) or one licence area
`min_mw`	GB: minimum demand headroom at the nearest substation, MVA or MW
`congestion`	GB (NL once public: the TenneT station): congestion for new demand, none or none,limited
`regional`	NL, 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_n2k`	NL: minimum distance to Natura 2000, km
`outside_n2k`	NL: 1 for outside Natura 2000 areas
`zoning`	NL, DE: zoning class of the plan, e.g. industrial,commercial
`land_use`	DE: land use in the cadastre
`desig`	GB, DE: in:<designation>, out:<designation> or none
`min_permits`	NL, GB: minimum permits nearby
`min_areas`	DE: minimum designated wind or solar areas within 5 km
`max_price`	NL: maximum farmland price, EUR/ha
`max_water`	maximum water stress: 0 low to 4 extremely high, or low, low_medium, medium_high, high, extremely_high
`sort`	score (default), ha, km, n2k_km, headroom, kv, tso_km, ehv_km, permits, areas, price, water, category
`touching`	1 to include sites ruled out in review
`ranked`	1 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.

Examples

Gelderland: plots of 20 ha or more within 2 km of a 380 kV substation and at least 1 km from Natura 2000: /sites/search?country=NL&region=NL-GE&min_ha=20&max_ehv_km=2&min_n2k=1 (JSON)
Yorkshire and the North East: brownfield sites of 10 ha or more within 1 km of a Northern Powergrid substation with 30 MVA or more of demand headroom: /sites/search?country=GB&min_ha=10&max_km=1&kind=brownfield&dno=Northern+Powergrid&min_mw=30 (JSON)
Germany: plots of 50 ha or more zoned industrial in the land-use plan within 1.5 km of a 380 kV transmission substation: /sites/search?country=DE&min_ha=50&max_ehv_km=1.5&zoning=industrial (JSON)

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}.

Browse by country and area

Netherlands 5,731 sites

United Kingdom 8,730 sites

Germany 5,000 sites

A search on your terms.Sites by size, grid capacity, zoning and region, with their owners, including countries and filters this search does not cover: on request.

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Data on this page

ALKIS Berlin (open cadastre). ALKIS Berlin (open cadastre), dl-de/zero-2-0.
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ALKIS Hessen (open cadastre). ALKIS Hessen (open cadastre), Free use without restriction or condition.
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© GeoBasis-DE/LGLN 2026, CC BY 4.0 (Daten geändert). ALKIS Niedersachsen (open cadastre), CC BY 4.0 for LGLN OpenGeoData since 2024-06-09.
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ALKIS Sachsen (open cadastre). ALKIS Sachsen (open cadastre), Free of charge with the source credited.
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