2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have a minimum requirement for on-site renewable energy generation for new building development?

Question code: 3.9
Section: Planning & Land Use
Topic: Renewable Energy Generation in New Development
Source: Volunteer Research
Question weight: Low

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council has a policy for any minimum level of onsite renewable energy generation for new building development across the council's area.

Second tier criteria met if the council has a policy that requires 20%, or above, onsite renewable energy generation for new building development across the council's area.

Clarifications

If this policy is expressed in terms of carbon reduction of energy by requiring the installation of renewable energy, instead of renewable energy usage, then the point would be awarded. A 15% reduction in carbon emissions through installing renewable energy will be treated as equivalent to a 15% requirement for total energy use from installing renewable energy.

If this policy is applied for all new developments but does not apply for small scale developments (in England this is defined as any development under 10 homes) then the council will still score the point.

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

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Northern Ireland District Single Tier

0 points

94 district councils

109 in 2023

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1 point

54 district councils

45 in 2023

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2 points

16 district councils

10 in 2023

▲6

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

district councils

2424

councils scored higher in 2025

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66

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Council	Score	Difference2023	Evidence
Cheltenham Borough Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence cheltenham.gov.uk	2/2	▲ 1	cheltenham.gov.uk
City of Lincoln Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence lincoln.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk	2/2	--	lincoln.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk
Epping Forest District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence eppingforestdc.gov.uk	2/2	▲ 1	eppingforestdc.gov.uk
Forest of Dean District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence fdean.gov.uk	2/2	--	fdean.gov.uk
Malvern Hills District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence swdevelopmentplan.org	2/2	--	swdevelopmentplan.org
North Kesteven District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence lincoln.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk	2/2	--	lincoln.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk
South Hams District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence plymouth.gov.uk	2/2	--	plymouth.gov.uk
South Oxfordshire District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence southandvale.gov.uk	2/2	▲ 2	southandvale.gov.uk
Surrey Heath Borough Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence surreyheathplanningpolicy.inconsult.uk	2/2	▲ 2	surreyheathplanningpolicy.inconsult.uk
Uttlesford District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence uttlesford.gov.uk	2/2	▲ 2	uttlesford.gov.uk
West Devon Borough Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence plymouth.gov.uk	2/2	--	plymouth.gov.uk
West Lindsey District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence lincoln.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk	2/2	--	lincoln.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk n-kesteven.gov.uk
West Oxfordshire District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence westoxon.gov.uk westoxon.gov.uk	2/2	▲ 1	westoxon.gov.uk westoxon.gov.uk
Winchester City Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence localplan.winchester.gov.uk	2/2	--	localplan.winchester.gov.uk
Worcester City Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence swdevelopmentplan.org	2/2	--	swdevelopmentplan.org
Wychavon District Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence swdevelopmentplan.org	2/2	--	swdevelopmentplan.org
Adur District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence adur-worthing.gov.uk	1/2	--	adur-worthing.gov.uk
Amber Valley Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence info.ambervalley.gov.uk	1/2	--	info.ambervalley.gov.uk
Arun District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence arun.gov.uk	1/2	--	arun.gov.uk
Ashfield District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence ashfield.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	ashfield.gov.uk
Babergh District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence babergh.gov.uk babergh.gov.uk	1/2	--	babergh.gov.uk babergh.gov.uk
Brentwood Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence brentwood.gov.uk	1/2	--	brentwood.gov.uk
Crawley Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence crawley.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	crawley.gov.uk
Dacorum Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence dacorum.gov.uk dacorum.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	dacorum.gov.uk dacorum.gov.uk
Dartford Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence dartford.gov.uk	1/2	--	dartford.gov.uk
East Cambridgeshire District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence eastcambs.gov.uk	1/2	--	eastcambs.gov.uk
East Devon District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence eastdevon.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	eastdevon.gov.uk
East Hampshire District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence easthants.gov.uk	1/2	--	easthants.gov.uk
East Suffolk Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence eastsuffolk.gov.uk eastsuffolk.gov.uk	1/2	--	eastsuffolk.gov.uk eastsuffolk.gov.uk
Erewash Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence erewash.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	erewash.gov.uk
Exeter City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence exeter.gov.uk	1/2	--	exeter.gov.uk
Folkestone and Hythe District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence folkestone-hythe.gov.uk	1/2	--	folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
Hart District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence hart.gov.uk hart.gov.uk hart.moderngov.co.uk	1/2	▲ 1	hart.gov.uk hart.gov.uk hart.moderngov.co.uk
Havant Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence cdn.havant.gov.uk	1/2	--	cdn.havant.gov.uk
Horsham District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence strategicplanning.horsham.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	strategicplanning.horsham.gov.uk
Lewes District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk
Maidstone Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence drive.google.com	1/2	--	drive.google.com
Mansfield District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence mansfield.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	mansfield.gov.uk
Melton Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence meltonplan.co.uk	1/2	--	meltonplan.co.uk
Mid Suffolk District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence babergh.gov.uk	1/2	--	babergh.gov.uk
Mid Sussex District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence midsussex.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	midsussex.gov.uk
Mole Valley District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence molevalleydc.sharepoint.com	1/2	▲ 1	molevalleydc.sharepoint.com
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence newcastle-staffs.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
North Warwickshire Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence northwarks.gov.uk	1/2	--	northwarks.gov.uk
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence oadby-wigston.gov.uk	1/2	--	oadby-wigston.gov.uk
Oxford City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence oxford.gov.uk	1/2	--	oxford.gov.uk
Pendle Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence pendle.gov.uk	1/2	--	pendle.gov.uk
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence reigate-banstead.gov.uk	1/2	--	reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Ribble Valley Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence ribblevalley.gov.uk	1/2	--	ribblevalley.gov.uk
Rochford District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence rochford.gov.uk	1/2	--	rochford.gov.uk
Rugby Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence rugby.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	rugby.gov.uk
Runnymede Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence runnymede.gov.uk	1/2	--	runnymede.gov.uk
South Cambridgeshire District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence scambs.gov.uk scambs.gov.uk	1/2	--	scambs.gov.uk scambs.gov.uk
South Staffordshire Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence sstaffs.gov.uk	1/2	--	sstaffs.gov.uk
Spelthorne Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence spelthorne.gov.uk spelthornelocalplan.info spelthornelocalplan.info	1/2	--	spelthorne.gov.uk spelthornelocalplan.info spelthornelocalplan.info
Stafford Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence staffordbc.gov.uk	1/2	--	staffordbc.gov.uk
Stratford-on-Avon District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence stratford.gov.uk	1/2	--	stratford.gov.uk
Tandridge District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence tandridge.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	tandridge.gov.uk
Teignbridge District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence teignbridge.gov.uk	1/2	--	teignbridge.gov.uk
Tendring District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence legacy.tendringdc.gov.uk	1/2	--	legacy.tendringdc.gov.uk
Thanet District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence thanet.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	thanet.gov.uk
Three Rivers District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence cdn.threerivers.gov.uk	1/2	--	cdn.threerivers.gov.uk
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence tmbc.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	tmbc.gov.uk
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence tunbridgewells.gov.uk	1/2	--	tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Vale of White Horse District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence southandvale.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	southandvale.gov.uk
Warwick District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence warwickdc.gov.uk warwickdc.gov.uk	1/2	--	warwickdc.gov.uk warwickdc.gov.uk
West Suffolk Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence westsuffolk.inconsult.uk westsuffolk.inconsult.uk	1/2	--	westsuffolk.inconsult.uk westsuffolk.inconsult.uk
Woking Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence woking2027.info	1/2	▲ 1	woking2027.info
Worthing Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence adur-worthing.gov.uk	1/2	--	adur-worthing.gov.uk
Wyre Forest District Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence	1/2	--
Ashford Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Basildon Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Bassetlaw District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Blaby District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Bolsover District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Borough of Broxbourne Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Boston Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Braintree District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Breckland District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Broadland District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Bromsgrove District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Broxtowe Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Burnley Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Cambridge City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Cannock Chase District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Canterbury City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Castle Point Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Charnwood Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Chelmsford City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Cherwell District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Chesterfield Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Chichester District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Chorley Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/2	▼ -1	No evidence found
Colchester Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Cotswold District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Derbyshire Dales District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Dover District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Eastbourne Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
East Hertfordshire District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Eastleigh Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
East Lindsey District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
East Staffordshire Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Elmbridge Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/2	▼ -1	No evidence found
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/2	▼ -1	No evidence found
Fareham Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Fenland District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Fylde Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Gedling Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Gloucester City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Gosport Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Gravesham Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Great Yarmouth Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Guildford Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Harborough District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Harlow Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Hastings Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Hertsmere Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
High Peak Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Huntingdonshire District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Hyndburn Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Ipswich Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Lancaster City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Lichfield District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Maldon District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Mid Devon District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Newark and Sherwood District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
New Forest District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
North Devon Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
North East Derbyshire District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
North Hertfordshire District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
North Norfolk District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
North West Leicestershire District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Norwich City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Preston City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/2	▼ -1	No evidence found
Redditch Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Rossendale Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Rother District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Rushcliffe Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Rushmoor Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Sevenoaks District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
South Derbyshire District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
South Holland District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
South Kesteven District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
South Norfolk District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
South Ribble Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/2	▼ -1	No evidence found
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
St Albans City and District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Stevenage Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Stroud District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/2	▼ -1	No evidence found
Swale Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Tamworth Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Test Valley Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Tewkesbury Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Torridge District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Watford Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Waverley Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Wealden District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Welwyn Hatfield Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
West Lancashire Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Wyre Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found