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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Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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Aberdeen City Council
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Bath and North East Somerset Council
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Bristol City Council
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Cornwall Council (Unitary)
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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East Dunbartonshire Council
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Fife Council
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Glasgow City Council
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London Borough of Camden
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London Borough of Merton
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London Borough of Sutton
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London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Milton Keynes
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Plymouth City Council
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
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South Gloucestershire Council
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Thurrock Council
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Wiltshire Council
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Wokingham Borough 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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Birmingham City Council
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
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Central Bedfordshire Council
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Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
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City of Edinburgh Council
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City of London
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Clackmannanshire Council
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Cumberland Council
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Darlington Borough Council
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Derby City 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 Council
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East Lothian Council
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East Renfrewshire Council
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Falkirk Council
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Flintshire County Council
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Gwynedd County Council
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Hartlepool Borough Council
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Isle of Wight Council
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Leeds City Council
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Leicester City Council
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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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London Borough of Barnet
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London Borough of Bexley
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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 Harrow
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London Borough of Havering
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London Borough of Newham
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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London Borough of Waltham Forest
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London Borough of Wandsworth
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Manchester City Council
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Newport City Council
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North Lincolnshire Council
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North Northamptonshire Council
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North Somerset Council
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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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Powys County Council
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Reading Borough Council
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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
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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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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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Rutland County Council
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Salford City Council
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Sheffield City Council
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Shropshire Council - Unitary
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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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Southampton City Council
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South Ayrshire Council
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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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      Stirling Council
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      Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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      Swansea City Council
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      Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Telford & Wrekin Council
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      Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
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      Warrington Borough Council
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      West Berkshire Council
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      West Lothian Council
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      Westminster City Council
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      West Northamptonshire Council
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      Wirral Council
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      Wolverhampton City Council
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      Wrexham County Borough Council
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      Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Bedford Borough Council
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      Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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      Blackpool Borough Council
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      Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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      Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
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      Bracknell Forest 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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      Cardiff Council
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      Carmarthenshire County Council
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      City of York Council
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      Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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      Conwy County Borough Council
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      Coventry City Council
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      Denbighshire County Council
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      Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Dorset Council
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      East Riding of Yorkshire Council
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      Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Halton Borough Council
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      Herefordshire Council
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      Inverclyde Council
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      Isle of Anglesey County Council
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      Isles of Scilly
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      Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
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      Kirklees Council
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      Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Liverpool City Council
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      Luton Borough Council
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      Medway Council
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      Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
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      Midlothian Council
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      Monmouthshire County Council
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      Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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      Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
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      North East Lincolnshire Council
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      North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Northumberland Council
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      North Yorkshire Council
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      Nottingham City Council
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      Orkney Islands Council
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      Pembrokeshire County Council
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      Perth and Kinross Council
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      Peterborough City Council
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      Portsmouth City Council
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      Redcar and Cleveland Council
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      Renfrewshire Council
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      Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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      Scottish Borders Council
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      Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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      Shetland Islands Council
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      Slough Borough Council
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      Somerset Council
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      South Lanarkshire Council
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      South Tyneside Council
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      St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
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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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      Torbay Council
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      Torfaen County Borough Council
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      Vale of Glamorgan Council
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      West Dunbartonshire Council
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      Westmorland and Furness Council
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