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Heat Network Zoning.Independent tracker of heat network zoning in England
Places

Heat network zones in England

We track 32 places: the 28 towns and cities in the government’s heat network zoning pilot, and 4 further areas named for early zone work. None is yet a formally designated zone.

All places

Places by stage, region and last change

Stage

Showing 32 of 32 places

Tracked places, their stage and the date of the last change
PlaceRegionStageProgressLast change
Barking and DagenhamLondon1Pilot
BirminghamWest Midlands1Pilot
BridlingtonYorkshire and the Humber1Pilot
BristolSouth West2Zone development area
CanterburySouth East1Pilot
CarlisleNorth West1Pilot
CheltenhamSouth West1Pilot
City of LondonLondon3Consultation open
CoventryWest Midlands1Pilot
DarlingtonNorth East1Pilot
ExeterSouth West1Pilot
Greater ManchesterNorth West1Pilot
HullYorkshire and the Humber1Pilot
LancasterNorth West1Pilot
LeedsYorkshire and the Humber2Zone development area
LeicesterEast Midlands1Pilot
LiverpoolNorth West3Consultation open
NewcastleNorth East1Pilot
NorthallertonYorkshire and the Humber1Pilot
NorwichEast of England1Pilot
NottinghamEast Midlands1Pilot
Old Oak and Park RoyalLondon2Zone development area
PeterboroughEast of England1Pilot
PlymouthSouth West3Consultation open
SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber2Zone development area
SouthamptonSouth East1Pilot
SouthwarkLondon1Pilot
StockportPart of Greater ManchesterNorth West2Zone development area
Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands1Pilot
StroodSouth East1Pilot
SunderlandNorth East1Pilot
Westminster (South Westminster Area Network)London2Zone development area

Place records last checked 8 November 2026.

Map

Heat network zone map

Each dot is a tracked place, coloured by its current stage. Select a dot to open the place.
Map of England and Wales showing every tracked heat network zoning place, coloured by stageWALESBarking and DagenhamBirminghamBridlingtonBristolCanterburyCarlisleCheltenhamCity of LondonCoventryDarlingtonExeterGreater ManchesterHullLancasterLeedsLeicesterLiverpoolNewcastleNorthallertonNorwichNottinghamOld Oak and Park RoyalPeterboroughPlymouthSheffieldSouthamptonSouthwarkStockportStoke-on-TrentStroodSunderlandWestminster (South Westminster Area Network)
Schematic outline, not to survey accuracy. Dots mark the approximate centre of each place, coloured by stage.

Key

  1. 1Pilot

    One of the 28 places in the government's heat network zoning pilot, which produced a zone opportunity report for each.

  2. 2Zone development area

    Named by government, or by a council with government funding, for early work to develop a zone through the Advanced Zoning Programme, ahead of the regulations.

  3. 3Consultation open

    A council has consulted the public on a proposed zone boundary. Until the regulations are in force, these consultations are preparatory, not statutory.

  4. 4Designated

    A heat network zone has been formally designated under the zoning regulations.

  5. 5Developer appointed

    A zone developer has been appointed through competition for a designated zone.

  6. 6Operational

    Heat is being supplied under a designated zone's arrangements.