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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91 district councils

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23 district councils

2 points

32 district councils

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19 district councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

district councils

2727
councils scored higher in 2025
1212
councils scored lower in 2025

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Ashfield District Council
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3/3
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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3/3
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Cheltenham Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
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▲ 3

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3/3▲ 2
Cherwell District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
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Chesterfield Borough Council3/3▲ 3
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Score 2025
3/3
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▲ 3

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3/3▲ 3
East Devon District Council3/3--
Gloucester City Council
Score 2025
3/3
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▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Guildford Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
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▲ 3

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3/3▲ 2
High Peak Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
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3/3--
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Rother District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 2
South Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Teignbridge District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
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Test Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Vale of White Horse District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Warwick District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Amber Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
Arun District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Canterbury City Council2/3--
Charnwood Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/3--
Dacorum Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
Eastbourne Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
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2/3--
East Hampshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
East Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
Erewash Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Fareham Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
Harborough District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Havant Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Hertsmere Borough Council2/3--
Lewes District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
Mansfield District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
Mid Devon District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
North East Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

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2/3▲ 2
North Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
North West Leicestershire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
South Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/3--
South Staffordshire Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
Stafford Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
Stroud District Council
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2/3
2023 Difference
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Swale Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
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2/3--
Three Rivers District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
West Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Winchester City Council2/3▲ 2
Worthing Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Wychavon District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Borough of Broxbourne
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Bromsgrove District Council
Score 2025
1/3
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Burnley Borough Council
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1/3
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1/3--
Cambridge City Council
Score 2025
1/3
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City of Lincoln Council1/3--
Crawley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
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East Lindsey District Council
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1/3
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Horsham District Council
Score 2025
1/3
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Huntingdonshire District Council
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1/3
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Lancaster City Council
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1/3
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Maidstone Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

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    1/3▲ 1
      Malvern Hills District Council
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      1/3
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      Evidence

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      Melton Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/3
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      North Kesteven District Council1/3--
      North Norfolk District Council
      Score 2025
      1/3
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      Rossendale Borough Council
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      1/3
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      Rugby Borough Council
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      1/3
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      Stratford-on-Avon District Council
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      1/3
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      Thanet District Council
      Score 2025
      1/3
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/3▲ 1
      Welwyn Hatfield Council
      Score 2025
      1/3
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/3▲ 1
      West Lindsey District Council1/3--
      Woking Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/3
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      Evidence

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      Wyre Forest District Council
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      1/3
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      Evidence

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      Adur District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -1No evidence found
      Ashford Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Babergh District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Basildon Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Bassetlaw District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Blaby District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Bolsover District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Boston Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Braintree District Council
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      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Breckland District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Brentwood Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/3--None
      Broadland District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/3--None
      Broxtowe Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/3--No evidence found
      Cannock Chase District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -2None
      Castle Point Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Chelmsford City Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Chichester District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Chorley Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Colchester Borough Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Cotswold District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Dartford Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -2No evidence found
      Dover District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--No evidence found
      East Cambridgeshire District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None|No evidence found
      Eastleigh Borough Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--No evidence found
      East Suffolk Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Elmbridge Borough Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Epping Forest District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Exeter City Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -3None
      Fenland District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Folkestone and Hythe District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Forest of Dean District Council
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      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Fylde Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Gedling Borough Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Gosport Borough Council
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      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Gravesham Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Great Yarmouth Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Harlow Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Hart District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -2No evidence found
      Hastings Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -1No evidence found
      Hyndburn Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/3--None
      Ipswich Borough Council
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      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
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      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Lichfield District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Lichfield District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Maldon District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Mid Suffolk District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Mid Sussex District Council
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      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Mole Valley District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Newark and Sherwood District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      New Forest District Council
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      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      North Devon Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      North Warwickshire Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Norwich City Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Oxford City Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -1None
      Pendle Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/3--None
      Preston City Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Redditch Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Ribble Valley Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Rochford District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Runnymede Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Rushcliffe Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Rushmoor Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Sevenoaks District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/3--None
      South Cambridgeshire District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      South Hams District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -1None
      South Holland District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      South Kesteven District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None|No evidence found
      South Norfolk District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      South Ribble Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Spelthorne Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      St Albans City and District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Stevenage Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Surrey Heath Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Tamworth Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Tandridge District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Tendring District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Torridge District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Uttlesford District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Watford Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
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      0/3--None
      Waverley Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Wealden District Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      West Devon Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/3▼ -1None
      West Lancashire Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      West Suffolk Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None
      Worcester City Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--No evidence found
      Wyre Council
      Score 2025
      0/3
      2023 Difference
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      0/3--None