2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council approved any planning applications for new or expanded solar or wind developments, battery storage, or renewable district heat networks since 2019?

Question code
3.10b
Section
Planning & Land Use
Topic
Renewable Energy - Approved Applications
Source
National Data
Question weight
High

Criteria

Points awarded for planning applications approved for new or expanded solar, renewable district heat networks, wind developments or battery storage. A point will be awarded for each planning application, which has been approved up to a maximum of 5.

Solar developments must exceed 1 megawatt in capacity.

Clarifications

Marked using data compiled by Department for BEIS - https://data.barbour-abi.com/smart-map/repd/beis/?type=repd

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

0 points

19 county councils

1 point

2 county councils

2 points

0 county councils

3 points

0 county councils

4 points

0 county councils

5 points

0 county councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

county councils

00
councils scored higher in 2025
77
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Cambridgeshire County Council
Score 2025
1/5
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/5▼ -1
Oxfordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/5
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/5--
Derbyshire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Devon County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
East Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Essex County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Hertfordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Kent County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/5▼ -2No evidence found
Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/5▼ -1No evidence found
Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/5▼ -1No evidence found
Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/5▼ -1No evidence found
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/5▼ -1No evidence found
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Suffolk County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/5▼ -1No evidence found
Surrey County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/5
2023 Difference
--
0/5--No evidence found