Cheltenham heat network zone

Cheltenham has few existing networks, but the council is moving on a town-centre scheme. In February 2026 it agreed to accept Heat Networks Delivery Unit funding for detailed project development, with the Carbon Trust appointed to carry out the work. This is a council project, not a zone appointment.

1. September 2024

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   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)

13 possible zones. The strategic zones are the Town Centre with Elms Park, and Golden Valley, where GCHQ is a key heat load.

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 Cheltenham.

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.

We have found no existing district-scale heat network in Cheltenham.

• 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: Cheltenham (by Greenfield Nordic) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 14 February 2025

Record last checked 8 November 2026.