Data
Download the tracker data
All 32 places in the tracker, as CSV and JSON. The files are built from the same records as the places pages, so they always match what the site shows.
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Files
- places.csvOne row per place. Opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers.
- places.jsonThe same rows, plus each place’s dated stage history with a source for every step, and the stage definitions.
Data last checked . New changes are listed in the changelog.
Citation
How to cite this tracker
Heat Network Zoning, "Heat network zoning tracker", https://heatnetworkzoning.uk/places, data last checked 8 November 2026.
You are welcome to reuse this data in reporting, research and council work. Please link back to heatnetworkzoning.uk, or to the place page you used, so readers can see the latest stage and the primary sources.
Each place page has its own citation line with that place’s last-changed date. To report an error, use the corrections form.
Fields
What each column means
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slug | Identifier used in the page URL |
| name | Place name |
| url | Place page on this site |
| kind | pilot-place (one of the 28 pilot places) or zone-development-area |
| region | English region |
| local_authorities | Councils covered, separated by semicolons |
| part_of | Slug of a wider place this sits within, if any |
| stage_number | Current stage, 1 to 6 |
| stage | Current stage name |
| stage_id | Current stage identifier |
| last_change | Date of the most recent stage event or logged change (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM) |
| coordination_body | Expected or confirmed zone coordination body |
| coordination_body_basis | expected or confirmed |
| latitude | Approximate centre, for mapping only |
| longitude | Approximate centre, for mapping only |
| record_reviewed | true once an editor has checked the record by hand |
| last_verified | Date the record was last checked against its sources |
Stages are explained in the methodology. A place’s stage is derived from its dated history, never stored separately.