2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council require new homes to make an improvement on the Part L building regulations?

Question code
3.3a
Section
Planning & Land Use
Topic
New Homes - Low Carbon Requirements
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Points awarded if the council has a policy that requires a reduction in carbon/energy of new homes within the councils area that is 19% higher than the Part L building regulations.

This would be the same as Scottish councils requiring "Silver standard" as a minimum.

Clarifications

Part L building regulations are the English national standard building regulations, which define the energy performance and carbon emissions in new homes.

Councils can require improvements that require lower emissions than the current building regulations.

When marking the Planning section we will assess a Regulation 19 draft local plan or the latest adopted Local Plan or Supplementary Planning Document from the council.

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

0 points

134 district councils

1 point

30 district councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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Arun District Council
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Canterbury City Council
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Cheltenham Borough Council
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City of Lincoln Council
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East Cambridgeshire District Council
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Eastleigh Borough Council
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Exeter City Council
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1/1
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Gosport Borough Council
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Hertsmere Borough Council
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Mid Sussex District Council
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1/1
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Mole Valley District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
New Forest District Council
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1/1
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North Kesteven District Council
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1/1
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Oxford City Council
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1/1
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Rother District Council
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1/1
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South Hams District Council
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1/1
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South Oxfordshire District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
South Staffordshire Council
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1/1
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Stratford-on-Avon District Council
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Surrey Heath Borough Council
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1/1
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Teignbridge District Council
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1/1
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Uttlesford District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Vale of White Horse District Council
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1/1
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Warwick District Council
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1/1
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Wealden District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
West Devon Borough Council
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1/1
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West Lancashire Borough Council
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1/1
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West Lindsey District Council
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1/1
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West Oxfordshire District Council
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1/1
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Winchester City Council
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1/1
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Adur District Council
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Amber Valley Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Ashfield District Council
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Ashford Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Babergh District Council
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0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Basildon Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bassetlaw District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Blaby District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Bolsover District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Borough of Broxbourne
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Boston Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Braintree District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Breckland District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Brentwood Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Broadland District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Bromsgrove District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Broxtowe Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Burnley Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cambridge City Council
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Cannock Chase District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Castle Point Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Charnwood Borough Council
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Chelmsford City Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Cherwell District Council
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Chesterfield Borough Council
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Chichester District Council
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Chorley Council
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Colchester Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Cotswold District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Crawley Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dacorum Council
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Dartford Borough Council
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0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Derbyshire Dales District Council
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Dover District Council
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Eastbourne Borough Council
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East Devon District Council
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East Hampshire District Council
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East Hertfordshire District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Lindsey District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
East Staffordshire Borough Council
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East Suffolk Council
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0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Elmbridge Borough Council
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0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Epping Forest District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
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Erewash Borough Council
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Fareham Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fenland District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Forest of Dean District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Fylde Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gedling Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Gloucester City Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Gravesham Borough Council
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0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
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Guildford Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Harborough District Council
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Harlow Council
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0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hart District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Hastings Borough Council
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Havant Borough Council
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High Peak Borough Council
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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Horsham District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Huntingdonshire District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hyndburn Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Ipswich Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
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Lancaster City Council
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0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lewes District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Lichfield District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maidstone Borough Council
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0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maldon District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Malvern Hills District Council
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Mansfield District Council
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Melton Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Mid Devon District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Suffolk District Council
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0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newark and Sherwood District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Devon Council
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0/1--No evidence found
North East Derbyshire District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
North Hertfordshire District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Norfolk District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
North Warwickshire Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
North West Leicestershire District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Norwich City Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Pendle Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Preston City Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Redditch Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ribble Valley Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Rochford District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Rossendale Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Rugby Borough Council
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Runnymede Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Rushcliffe Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Rushmoor Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Sevenoaks District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
South Cambridgeshire District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Derbyshire District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
South Holland District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
South Kesteven District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
South Norfolk District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
South Ribble Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Spelthorne Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Stafford Borough Council
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0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
St Albans City and District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Stevenage Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Stroud District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swale Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tamworth Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Tandridge District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Tendring District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Test Valley Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Tewkesbury Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Thanet District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Three Rivers District Council
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Torridge District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Watford Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Waverley Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Welwyn Hatfield Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Suffolk Council
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Woking Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Worcester City Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Worthing Borough Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wychavon District Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Wyre Council
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0/1--No evidence found
Wyre Forest District Council
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria