Canterbury heat network zone

Canterbury's heat demand is concentrated in its universities and hospital, which already run their own campus networks. The February 2025 report proposes the University of Kent area and Canterbury Riverside as the main zones. We have found no council procurement for a zone partner.

1. September 2024

   1Pilot

   Listed among the 28 places in the government's heat network zoning pilot, which published its first outputs in September 2024.

   Source: Heat networks zoning pilot (GOV.UK)

The study identifies 12 possible zones. The two strategic zones are the University of Kent area and Canterbury Riverside.

Candidate areas come from government-commissioned studies and council work. They are not legal boundaries. A zone’s boundary is fixed only when it is designated under the zoning regulations.

We have found no appointed or bidding developer for Canterbury.

No statutory zone developer can be appointed until a zone is designated. Partners appointed by councils before then are listed as development or delivery partners.

• Campus networks at the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University and Kent and Canterbury Hospital

  Source: Heat network zone opportunity report: Canterbury (by Buro Happold)

• 14 Feb 2025First 15 zone opportunity reports published
• 23 Sep 2024First zoning pilot outputs: heat network zone maps

1. Heat networks zoning pilot (updated 25 November 2025) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 25 November 2025
2. Heat network zone opportunity report: Canterbury (by Buro Happold) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 14 February 2025

Record last checked 8 November 2026.