2023 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2023

Does the council set a requirement that all new homes to be built must be operationally (regulated) net zero?

Question code
3.3c
Section
Planning & Land Use
Topic
New Homes - Net zero requirements
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
High

Criteria

Two tier criteria
Points awarded if the council requires new homes to be operationally net zero with the policy implemented from 2030 to 2040.

More points awarded if the council requires new homes to be operationally net zero with the policy already implemented since 2019 or with implementation by 2030.

Any date to implement the policy after 2040 would not be awarded points.

This would be equivalent for Scottish authorities to mandate the 'Platinum' building standard for carbon emissions for all new buildings.

Clarifications

For operationally net-zero policies, we will accept those that define this as only concerning regulated emissions. Definitions for operationally net-zero and regulated emissions are below.

Operationally net-zero: when the amount of carbon emissions associated with the building’s operational energy on an annual basis is zero or negative. A net zero carbon building is highly energy efficient and powered from on-site and/or off-site renewable energy sources, with any remaining carbon balance offset.” Definition from:
https://ukgbc.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/05150856/Net-Zero-Carbon-Buildings-A-framework-definition.pdf

Regulated emissions: Emissions generated through building energy consumption resulting from the specification of controlled, fixed building services and fittings, including space heating and cooling, hot water, ventilation, fans, pumps and lighting. Such energy uses are inherent in the design of a building." For more information: https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Regulated_and_unregulated_energy_consumption

If the council is achieving net-zero homes through cash-in-lieu contributions or offsets this will not count for this question. However, if the Council provides an exception that offsetting is allowed where a net-zero home may not be technically feasible this will still be valid.

There are a number of local plans in the draft stage who are requiring this policy. If these policies are deemed unsound by the Planning Inspectorate we will remove this question.

Question performance by council type

Points distribution single tier councils

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144 single tier councils

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36 single tier councils

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Bath and North East Somerset Council
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
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Bracknell Forest Council
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Bridgend County Borough Council
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      Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
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      City of Edinburgh Council
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      City of London
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      Cornwall Council (Unitary)
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      Leeds City Council
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      London Borough of Brent
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      London Borough of Camden
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      London Borough of Ealing
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      London Borough of Enfield
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      London Borough of Hackney
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      London Borough of Islington
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      London Borough of Lewisham
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      London Borough of Newham
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      London Borough of Redbridge
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      London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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      Manchester City Council
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      North Somerset Council
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      Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Reading Borough Council
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      Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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      Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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      Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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      Salford City Council
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      Sheffield City Council
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      Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
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      West Berkshire Council
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      Westminster City Council
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      Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Wokingham Borough Council
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      London Borough of Haringey
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      London Borough of Wandsworth
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      Aberdeen City Council
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      Aberdeenshire Council
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      Angus Council
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      Argyll and Bute Council
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      Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Birmingham City Council
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      Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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      Blackpool Borough Council
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      Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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      Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
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      Bradford Metropolitan District Council
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      Brighton and Hove City Council
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      Bristol City Council
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      Buckinghamshire Council
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      Caerphilly County Borough Council
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      Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Cardiff Council
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      Carmarthenshire County Council
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      Central Bedfordshire Council
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      Ceredigion County Council
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      Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
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      City of York Council
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      Clackmannanshire Council
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      Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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      Conwy County Borough Council
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      Coventry City Council
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      Darlington Borough Council
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      Denbighshire County Council
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      Derby City Council
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      Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Dorset Council
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      Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Dumfries and Galloway Council
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      Dundee City Council
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      Durham County Council
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      East Ayrshire Council
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      East Dunbartonshire Council
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      East Lothian Council
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      East Renfrewshire Council
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      East Riding of Yorkshire Council
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      Falkirk Council
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      Fife Council
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      Flintshire County Council
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      Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Glasgow City Council
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      Gwynedd County Council
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      Halton Borough Council
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      Hartlepool Borough Council
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      Herefordshire Council
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      Inverclyde Council
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      Isle of Anglesey County Council
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      Isle of Wight Council
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      Isles of Scilly
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      Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
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      Kirklees Council
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      Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Leicester City Council
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      Liverpool City Council
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      London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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      London Borough of Barnet
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      London Borough of Bexley
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      London Borough of Bromley
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      London Borough of Croydon
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      London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
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      London Borough of Harrow
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      London Borough of Havering
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      London Borough of Hillingdon
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      London Borough of Hounslow
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      London Borough of Lambeth
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      London Borough of Southwark
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      London Borough of Sutton
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      London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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      London Borough of Waltham Forest
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      Luton Borough Council
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      Medway Council
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      Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
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      Middlesbrough Borough Council
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      Midlothian Council
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      Milton Keynes
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      Monmouthshire County Council
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      Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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      Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
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      Newport City Council
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      North Ayrshire Council
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      North East Lincolnshire Council
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      North Lanarkshire Council
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      North Lincolnshire Council
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      North Northamptonshire Council
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      North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Northumberland Council
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      Nottingham City Council
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      Orkney Islands Council
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      Pembrokeshire County Council
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      Perth and Kinross Council
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      Peterborough City Council
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      Plymouth City Council
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      Portsmouth City Council
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      Powys County Council
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      Redcar and Cleveland Council
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      Renfrewshire Council
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      Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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      Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Royal Borough of Greenwich
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      Rutland County Council
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      Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Scottish Borders Council
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      Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Shetland Islands Council
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      Shropshire Council - Unitary
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      Slough Borough Council
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      Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Southampton City Council
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      South Ayrshire Council
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      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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      South Gloucestershire Council
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      South Lanarkshire Council
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      South Tyneside Council
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      St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Stirling Council
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      Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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      Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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      Sunderland City Council
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      Swansea City Council
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      Swindon Borough Council
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      Telford & Wrekin Council
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      The Highland Council
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      The Moray Council
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      Thurrock Council
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      Torbay Council
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      Torfaen County Borough Council
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      Vale of Glamorgan Council
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      Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
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      Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Warrington Borough Council
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      West Dunbartonshire Council
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      West Lothian Council
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      West Northamptonshire Council
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      Wiltshire Council
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      Wirral Council
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      Wolverhampton City Council
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      Wrexham County Borough Council
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