Substation · England, United Kingdom
Fore Hamlet Primary 11kV Substation
Fore Hamlet Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 18.1 MVA of demand headroom and 16.6 MVA of generation headroom, operated by Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 18.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 16.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 38 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.0524, 1.1691 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and the land around it.Its headroom, connection queue and congestion, who owns the land around it, and an introduction to those owners.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 195 power plants (68 operating, 2,206 MW), 136 grid connections (82 operating, 1,368 MW) and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewage Treatment Works - Phs Ii grid connection | Grid connection | 2.4 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre | Power plant | 2.6 MW | Operating | 2.3 km |
| Pannington Hall | Power plant | 3 MW | Cancelled | 4.4 km |
| Bullen Lane - Battery Storage | Power plant | 100 MW | Under construction | 5.6 km |
| Henley Road Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 5.7 km |
| Bramford Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 1.56 MW | Operating | 6.6 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 22 km |
| LionLink Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 30 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
More from Eastern Power Networks plc
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Candidate sites around this substation
5 sites of land near Fore Hamlet Primary 11kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at Holywells Road (east), Ipswich0.58 km · score 39
- 6.02 ha brownfield site at Island Site, Ipswich0.68 km · score 38
- 1.87 ha brownfield site at Helena Road, Ipswich0.67 km · score 38
- 2.06 ha brownfield site at Land between Cliff Quay and Landseer Road, Ipswich0.98 km · score 33
- 5.01 ha brownfield site at Felixstowe Road, Ipswich1.17 km · score 31
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.