This table explains what information local authorities have and how this could inform your Local Energy Plan.

Please note:

  • Some of these outputs are unlikely to be published, it is up to the local authority whether these will be publicly available. If they’re not available, you can request these from the relevant contact person in the first instance, or through a Freedom of Information request.
  • Due to data protection, all data will be on a data zone level (groups of 250-500 households) or larger. Information will not be available at an individual property level.

This table explains what information local authorities have and how this could inform your Local Energy Plan.

Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES)

These can provide:

  • Published information available to the public.
  • Contact person within the local authority.
  • The local authority’s priorities for:
    • private and social housing
    • non-residential buildings.
  • Geographic areas where the local authority will prioritise funding and projects.
  • A review of all relevant local, regional, and national policies.
  • Data on how much heat is used in an area.
  • Data on areas that have homes suitable for:
    • energy efficiency measures (insulation, window glazing etc)
    • heat decarbonisation measures (heat pumps, electric heating etc).
  • Data on areas that are potentially suitable for heat networks.
  • Data on fuel poverty levels.

Energy masterplan

These can provide:

  • Published information available to the public.
  • Contact person within the local authority.
  • The local authority’s priorities for:
    • private and social housing
    • non-residential buildings.
  • Geographic areas where the local authority will prioritise funding and projects.
  • Data on areas that have homes suitable for:
    • energy efficiency measures (insulation, window glazing etc)
    • heat decarbonisation measures (heat pumps, electric heating etc).
  • Data on fuel poverty levels.

These can potentially have information on:

  • The local authority’s priorities on transport.
  • A review of all relevant local, regional, and national policies.
  • Data on areas that are potentially suitable for heat networks.

Heat network zoning

These can provide:

  • Published information available to the public.
  • Contact person within the local authority.
  • The local authority’s priorities for:
    • private and social housing
    • non-residential buildings.
  • Geographic areas where the local authority will prioritise funding and projects.
  • Data on how much heat is used in an area.
  • Data on areas that are potentially suitable for heat networks.

Local transport strategy

These can provide:

  • Published information available to the public.
  • Contact person within the local authority.
  • The local authority’s priorities on transport.
  • Geographic areas where the local authority will prioritise funding and projects.

These can potentially have information on:

  • A review of all relevant local, regional, and national policies.

Local Development Plan

These can provide:

  • Published information available to the public.
  • Contact person within the local authority.
  • The local authority’s priorities for:
    • private and social housing
    • non-residential buildings.

These can potentially have information on:

  • Geographic areas where the local authority will prioritise funding and projects.
  • Data on how much heat is used in an area (in the Evidence Report).
  • Data on how much heat is used in an area.

Data on areas that are potentially suitable for heat networks (in the Evidence Report).