2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council identified suitable areas for new solar energy, wind developments and district heat networks?

Question code
3.10a
Section
Planning & Land Use
Topic
Renewable Energy - Suitable Areas
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Points awarded if the council has a map detailing where solar energy can be built within the council's area.

Points awarded if the council has a map detailing where wind energy can be built within the council's area.

Points awarded if the council has a map detailing where a district heat network can be built within the council's area.

Clarifications

We will accept mapping that is included within the Local Plan or any area energy mapping that has been done by the council.

Question performance

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29 single tier councils

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85 single tier councils

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19 single tier councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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Bath and North East Somerset Council
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Bedford Borough Council
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
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Bridgend County Borough Council
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Caerphilly County Borough Council
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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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City of York Council
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Clackmannanshire Council
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London Borough of Havering
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Manchester City Council
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Medway Council
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North Lincolnshire Council3/3▲ 3
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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Salford City Council
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3/3
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Sheffield City Council
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Torfaen County Borough Council
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Vale of Glamorgan Council
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3/3
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Wiltshire Council
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Wirral Council
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3/3
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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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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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Blackpool Borough Council
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
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Brighton and Hove City Council
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Bury 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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City of London
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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2/3
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Derby City Council
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2/3
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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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2/3
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East Dunbartonshire Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 1
East Renfrewshire Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 1
Falkirk Council
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2/3
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Herefordshire Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 2
Inverclyde Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 1
Isles of Scilly
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2/3
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Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
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2/3
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Leeds City Council
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2/3
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Leicester City Council
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2/3
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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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2/3
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London Borough of Barnet
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London Borough of Bexley
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2/3
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London Borough of Brent
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London Borough of Bromley
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London Borough of Camden
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London Borough of Croydon
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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 Hammersmith & Fulham
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London Borough of Haringey
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London Borough of Harrow
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London Borough of Hillingdon
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London Borough of Hounslow
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2/3
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London Borough of Islington
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London Borough of Lambeth
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London Borough of Lewisham
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London Borough of Merton
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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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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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London Borough of Wandsworth
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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 Somerset Council
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Orkney Islands Council
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Pembrokeshire County Council2/3▲ 2
Perth and Kinross Council
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Powys County Council
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2/3
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Redcar and Cleveland Council2/3--
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council2/3--
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
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2/3
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Royal Borough of Greenwich
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Rutland County Council
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Scottish Borders Council
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2/3
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Shropshire Council - Unitary
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Somerset Council
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South Ayrshire Council
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Stirling Council
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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
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Swansea City Council
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
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The Highland Council
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Thurrock Council
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Torbay Council
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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
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West Dunbartonshire Council
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Westminster City Council
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West Northamptonshire Council
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
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Birmingham City Council
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1/3
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Bracknell Forest Council
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Bristol City Council
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1/3
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Ceredigion County Council
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Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
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City of Edinburgh Council
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Conwy County Borough Council
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Cornwall Council (Unitary)
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Cumberland Council1/3NA
Denbighshire County Council
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Dorset 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 Council1/3▼ -1
East Lothian 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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Hartlepool Borough Council
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Isle of Anglesey County Council
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Isle of Wight Council
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Liverpool City Council
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Liverpool City Council
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Midlothian Council
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1/3
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      Milton Keynes1/3--
      Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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      Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
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      1/3
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      1/3▲ 1
      North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Northumberland Council
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      North Yorkshire Council
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      1/3
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      Nottingham City Council
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      Plymouth City Council
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      Portsmouth City Council
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      Reading Borough Council
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      Renfrewshire Council
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      Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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      1/3
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      Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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      1/3
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      Shetland Islands Council
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      1/3
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      Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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      1/3
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      Southampton City Council
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      1/3
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      South Lanarkshire Council
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      1/3
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      South Tyneside Council
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      1/3
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      Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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          Sunderland City Council
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          Swindon Borough Council
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          The Moray Council
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          West Lothian Council
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          Westmorland and Furness Council1/3NA
          Wokingham Borough Council
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          Wolverhampton City Council
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          1/3
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          Wrexham County Borough Council
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          1/3
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          Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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          Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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          0/3▼ -1No evidence found
          Bradford Metropolitan District Council
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          Buckinghamshire Council
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          Cheshire West and Chester Council
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          0/3▼ -2No evidence found
          Coventry City Council
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          0/3▼ -1No evidence found
          Darlington Borough Council
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          Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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          East Riding of Yorkshire Council
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          0/3
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          ▼ 0
          0/3▼ -1No evidence found
          Halton Borough Council
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          0/3
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          Kirklees Council
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          0/3
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          Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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          0/3
          2023 Difference
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          0/3--None
          Luton Borough Council
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          0/3
          2023 Difference
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          0/3--None
          Middlesbrough Borough Council
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          0/3
          2023 Difference
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          0/3--None
          Monmouthshire County Council
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          0/3
          2023 Difference
          ▼ 0
          0/3▼ -1None
          North Northamptonshire Council
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          0/3
          2023 Difference
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          0/3--No evidence found
          Peterborough City Council
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          0/3
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          Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
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          Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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          Slough Borough Council
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          Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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          South Gloucestershire Council
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          St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
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          Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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          Telford & Wrekin Council
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          0/3--None
          Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
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          0/3
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          Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
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          0/3
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          Warrington Borough Council
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          0/3
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          West Berkshire Council
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