Bring these five sites on Thursday

Picked from 40 candidates using the rubric agreed with the sponsor. Three come with a condition to check first.

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Based on the site tracker export of 21 Sep 2026.

The five

1 97/100

Kessby Old Quarry Yard

S-003 · Aldmark

Check: revenue share

The most complete case: strong grid capacity close to the substation, a signed letter of intent and support recorded in the council's planning minutes. The open point is money: the owner requests a 12% revenue share. Confirm whether acceptable terms have been agreed.

Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
4.6 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 15 / 15
0.8 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 20 / 20
Letter of intent signed
Team's site tracker, note of 2026-08-19
Owner signed the letter of intent. Wants 12% revenue share.
Council and neighbours 10 / 10
Supportive
Field note, 2026-09-03
Council planning committee minutes record support for local storage on this plot.
Flood risk 12 / 15
Low
Land registry record, 2025-09-12
Usable land 10 / 10
2,100 m²
Land registry record, 2025-09-12
2 97/100

Grelle Harbour Plot

S-018 · Nordholm

Matches Kessby on grid capacity and distance, with a signed letter of intent and council committee support. No additional conditions are recorded in the supplied notes. Nordholm reports grid figures in kilowatts; we converted them, and it's worth a quick confirmation with the operator.

Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
4.6 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 15 / 15
0.8 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 20 / 20
Letter of intent signed
Team's site tracker, note of 2026-08-10
Owner signed the letter of intent.
Council and neighbours 10 / 10
Supportive
Field note, 2026-08-12
Council planning committee minutes record support for local storage on this plot.
Flood risk 12 / 15
Low
Land registry record, 2025-11-03
Usable land 10 / 10
1,700 m²
Land registry record, 2025-11-03
3 96/100

Brekke Depot

S-017/S-031 · Sveld

Plenty of grid capacity, no flood zone recorded in the registry and a signed letter of intent. Neighbours were indifferent: no support recorded, and no opposition recorded either. The team logged it twice under two names; both entries are combined here.

Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
4.7 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 15 / 15
0.9 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 20 / 20
Letter of intent signed
Team's site tracker, note of 2026-09-08
Owner signed the letter of intent. (Brekke depot, finally.)
Council and neighbours 6 / 10
Neutral
Field note, 2026-07-02
Neighbours we spoke to were indifferent.
Flood risk 15 / 15
No flood zone recorded
Land registry record, 2025-11-03
Usable land 10 / 10
1,800 m²
Land registry record, 2025-11-03
4 93/100

Varne Farm Edge

S-027 · Tarrow

Check: noise report

The best grid connection of the five and a signed letter of intent. The council has no position yet: its support depends on the noise report. Confirm the report's status and outcome.

Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
5.5 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 15 / 15
0.5 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 20 / 20
Letter of intent signed
Team's site tracker, note of 2026-07-30
Owner signed the letter of intent.
Council and neighbours 6 / 10
Neutral
Field note, 2026-08-21
Council has no formal position yet; officer said 'depends on the noise report'.
Flood risk 12 / 15
Low
Land registry record, 2025-11-03
Usable land 10 / 10
1,400 m²
Land registry record, 2025-11-03
5 86/100

Orlund Depot Yard

S-014 · Sveld

Check: owner agreement

Good grid capacity, no flood zone recorded in the registry and a ward councillor openly in favour. It ranks fifth because the owner is still at heads of terms with no letter of intent yet, and the cable run is a little longer.

Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
4.1 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 9 / 15
1.4 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 12 / 20
In talks, no letter of intent yet
Team's site tracker, note of 2026-09-11
Good first call with the owner, sending heads of terms.
Council and neighbours 10 / 10
Supportive
Field note, 2026-08-02
Met the ward councillor; she is openly in favour and offered to speak at the hearing.
Flood risk 15 / 15
No flood zone recorded
Land registry record, 2025-11-03
Usable land 10 / 10
1,600 m²
Land registry record, 2025-11-03

Why not these

Esk Mill Land

100/100

S-009 · would score this if it weren't excluded

Left out: possible nature reserve

On paper it's the best site. But a field note says part of the plot is inside a protected nature reserve. The reserve boundary needs verification before the site can be reconsidered. We can't build in a reserve, so it stays excluded until then.

Municipal ecologist says the northern third of the plot falls inside the Esker Meadows reserve designated in 2024.
Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
4.9 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 15 / 15
0.7 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 20 / 20
Letter of intent signed
Team's site tracker, note of 2026-07-14
Owner signed the letter of intent. Owner very keen.
Council and neighbours 10 / 10
Supportive
Field note, 2026-08-05
Met the ward councillor; she is openly in favour and offered to speak at the hearing.
Flood risk 15 / 15
No flood zone recorded
Land registry record, 2018-04-20
Usable land 10 / 10
2,600 m²
Land registry record, 2018-04-20

Rook Street Plot

82/100

S-013

Left out: plot too small

The land registry says 2,400 m², but that record is from 2017. A recent field note says half was sold and only about 700 m² remains. A 2 MW battery needs about 1,200 m².

roughly 700 m² remains
Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
4.3 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 15 / 15
0.9 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 12 / 20
In talks, no letter of intent yet
Team's site tracker, note of 2026-08-28
Southern half was sold for housing last year; roughly 700 m² remains. Good first call with the owner, sending heads of terms.
Council and neighbours 10 / 10
Supportive
Field note, 2026-08-28
Council planning committee minutes record support for local storage on this plot.
Flood risk 15 / 15
No flood zone recorded
Land registry record, 2017-02-11
Usable land 0 / 10
700 m²
Field note: 2026-08-28 overrides registry 2400 m² (2017-02-11)
roughly 700 m² remains

Pellick Lane Plot

45/100

S-024 · 100 if everything checks out

Left out: not enough evidence

It has one of the strongest grid figures (5 MW, 0.6 km away). But there is no land registry record and no field note, so we don't know the owner, the plot size, the flood risk or local opinion. Worth a visit, not a pitch.

Full breakdown
Spare grid capacity 30 / 30
5 MW
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Distance to substation 15 / 15
0.6 km
Grid operator, as of 2026-06-30
Landowner 0 / 20
Unknown
no owner status in notes
Council and neighbours 0 / 10
Unknown
no council/community note
Flood risk 0 / 15
Unknown
parcel not in land registry
Usable land 0 / 10
Unknown
parcel not in land registry

How sure we are

"6/6 known" means every part of the rubric has a value from a source. It does not mean the site is confirmed feasible. None of these sites has had a feasibility study; that is exactly what the sponsor would pay for.

Takeaways

  1. Bring these five: Kessby Old Quarry Yard, Grelle Harbour Plot, Brekke Depot, Varne Farm Edge, Orlund Depot Yard. These are recommendations for feasibility studies, not confirmed buildable sites.
  2. Confirm Kessby's revenue-share terms and the status of Varne's noise report.
  3. Confirm the next step toward a signed owner agreement at Orlund.
  4. Confirm the reserve boundary at Esk Mill (S-009). If it's outside, it's the strongest site.
  5. Look up Pellick Lane (S-024) and Gorse Hill (S-036) in the land registry and find their owners.