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DESNZ·guidance·low·30 Mar 2026·source document

Summary

DESNZ inviting local authorities to submit information on heat network zone opportunity areas by 29 May 2026 to inform the future zoning pipeline. This precedes statutory formation of the Zoning Authority under the forthcoming Heat Network Zoning SI.

Why it matters

Heat networks, not electricity. Redistributive infrastructure programme that treats symptoms of expensive heating rather than addressing energy market structure. The zoning model is administratively allocated rather than price-driven.

Key facts

  • Deadline: 29 May 2026
  • Contact: hndu@energysecurity.gov.uk
  • Pre-statutory pipeline development
  • Zoning Authority SI being drafted

Timeline

Consultation closes29 May 2026

Areas affected

distribution

Related programmes

Net Zero
Memo3,661 words

Heat Network Zoning Heat Network Zoning ( HNZ ) will designate areas where heat networks are expected to provide the lowest cost, low carbon heating for buildings. The government is now drafting the zoning implementation Statutory Instrument ( SI ) that will implement the proposals for heat network zoning as set out in the consultation response . Under the SI , the Heat Network Zoning Authority (the ZA ) will be required to publish a five-year zoning pipeline every year. This is a list of expected designated zones with heat networks to be constructed or under construction, in the next five years. Heat Network Zoning pipeline review DESNZ is now looking to develop its future pipeline of prioritised potential zones, in advance of the statutory formation of the Zoning Authority. We are therefore inviting strategic and local authorities in England to help inform the development of the future pipeline of heat network zones and to identify the next tranche of zones to be brought forward for implementation. Once the pipeline has been reviewed, funding and technical assistance may be offered to a limited number of areas to conduct initial or full implementation of zoning in their area. We are inviting authorities to respond with information on zone opportunity areas in their local areas by 29 May 2026 . DESNZ will welcome responses at any time as part of a continuous process of pipeline monitoring but only those responses received before the deadline will be reflected in this initial pipeline review exercise. If you are interested in responding, please contact HNDU at hndu@energysecurity.gov.uk to receive a response pack, which will include response guidance and maps of the zone opportunity areas in your local area. HNDU Heat Network Project Pipeline HNDU previously published quarterly project pipelines . These project pipelines should not be conflated with the future heat network zoning pipeline. These documents are not currently being updated, but will be retained for reference. Local authorities supported by HNDU Local authorities supported by the Heat Networks Delivery Unit in rounds 1-14: map ( MS Excel Spreadsheet , 29.5 KB ) Heat network guidance Heat networks: guidance for developers and supply chain Related publications and tools Template financial model Evaluation of the Heat Networks Delivery Unit : Part 2 published April 2018 The future of heating: meeting the challenge, March 2013 See the overview of government support for heat networks . ### R1-13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11 | Round 12 | Round 13 | Total Awards rounds 1-13 | | | Adur District Council | | | | | | | | | 163900 | | | | 175020 | =SUM(C3:O3) | | | Allerdale Borough Council | | 101700 | | | | 63750 | | | | | | | | =SUM(C4:O4) | | | Ashford Borough Council | | | | | | | | | | | | 97000 | | =SUM(C5:O5) | | | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | | 36850 | | | | | 120600 | 83806 | | | 9380 | | | =SUM(C6:O6) | | | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | | | | | | 40200 | 28677 | | | | | | | =SUM(C7:O7) | | | Bath and North East Somerset Council | | 95000 | | 20100 | | | | | 73550 | 148000 | | | | =SUM(C8:O8) | | | Birmingham City Council | 120600 | | | 139360 | | 92460 | 60300 | | | | 179000 | | | =SUM(C9:O9) | | | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | | | | | | | 26280.5 | | | | | | 96880 | =SUM(C10:O10) | | | Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | | 103850 | | | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C11:O11) | | | Bolsover District Council | | | | | | | | | | | | | 139000 | =SUM(C12:O12) | | | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | | | | 36850 | | 67000 | | 45000 | | 21294 | | | | =SUM(C13:O13) | | | Borough of Broxbourne | | | | | | | | | | | 102100 | | | =SUM(C14:O14) | | | Borough of Telford & Wrekin | | | | | | | | | 26800 | | | | | =SUM(C15:O15) | | | Bournemouth Borough Council | | | | 81494 | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C16:O16) | | | Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 66666 | | | | | 50000 | | 123900 | | | | | | =SUM(C17:O17) | | | Bridgend County Borough Council | | 26800 | | 26800 | 67000 | 83750 | | 125000 | | 132150 | | 151600 | | =SUM(C18:O18) | | | Brighton and Hove City Council | 130650 | | 53600 | | 67000 | | | 40000 | | | | | | =SUM(C19:O19) | | | Bristol City Council | | | | | | 541050 | | 505850 | | 253430 | | | | =SUM(C20:O20) | | | Bromsgrove District Council | | | | 40000 | | | | | | 227500 | 30000 | | | =SUM(C21:O21) | | | Brunel University London | | | | | | | | | | | | 67000 | | =SUM(C22:O22) | | | Buckinghamshire County Council | | | | 30150 | | | 67000 | | | | | | | =SUM(C23:O23) | | | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | | | 44000 | | | | | | | | | | 82900 | =SUM(C24:O24) | | | Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | | | | 46900 | | | 172190 | | 66440 | | | | | =SUM(C25:O25) | | | Cambridge City Council | | | | | | | | | | | | 97680 | 272500 | =SUM(C26:O26) | | | Cambridgeshire County Council | | | | | | | 40200 | 100300 | 232000 | | | | | =SUM(C27:O27) | | | Cardiff Council | 245000 | | | | | | 150000 | 95000 | 96400 | 56000 | | | | =SUM(C28:O28) | | | Carlisle City Council | | | | | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C29:O29) | | | Ceredigion County Council | | | | 30000 | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C30:O30) | | | Cheltenham Borough Council | | | | | | | | | | | | 83333.33 | | =SUM(C31:O31) | | | Cherwell District Council | 83080 | | | | 50250 | | | | | | 26800 | | | =SUM(C32:O32) | | | Cheshire East Council | 198000 | | | 56950 | 40200 | 123950 | 125950 | 164000 | 100400 | 84300 | | | | =SUM(C33:O33) | | | Cheshire West and Chester Council | | | 214400 | | | 100500 | | | | | | | | =SUM(C34:O34) | | | City of London | | | | | | | | 87000 | | | | | | =SUM(C35:O35) | | | City of Westminster | | 90200 | | 67500 | 54000 | | | | | | | | 230000 | =SUM(C36:O36) | | | City of York Council | | 90450 | | | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C37:O37) | | | Coal Authority | | | | | 26800 | | | 13860 | | | | | | =SUM(C38:O38) | | | Colchester Borough Council | | | 10050 | 16750 | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C39:O39) | | | Copeland Borough Council | | 123470 | | | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C40:O40) | | | Cornwall Council | | 13330 | 10050 | 30150 | | | | | 46150 | | 261050 | 74756 | | =SUM(C41:O41) | | | Coventry City Council | | | | 30150 | | 28810 | | | | | | | | =SUM(C42:O42) | | | Crawley Borough Council | 40200 | | | 26800 | | 53600 | | | | | 69950 | 129950 | | =SUM(C43:O43) | | | Darlington Borough Council | | | | | | | | | | 75200 | | | | =SUM(C44:O44) | | | Derbyshire county | | | | | | 55275 | | | | | | | | =SUM(C45:O45) | | | Devon County Council | | 184250 | | 73700 | 26800 | 60000 | 152271 | | | 197160 | | | | =SUM(C46:O46) | | | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 26800 | | | | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C47:O47) | | | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | | | | 92460 | | | | | | | | | | =SUM(C48:O48) | | | Durham County Council | | | 77050 | | | | | | | 150500 | | | 139500 | =SUM(C49:O49) | | | East Devon District Council | | | | | | | | | 84000 | | 125000 | 365000 | 264000 | =SUM(C50:O50) | ### Sheet1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Project Organisation | Funding Type | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11 | Round 12 | Round 13 | Round 14 | Total Awards rounds 1-13 | | | | Adur District Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163900 | - | - | - | 175020 | | 338920 | | | | Allerdale Borough Council | Section 31 | - | 101700 | - | - | - | 63750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 165450 | | | | Ashford Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97000 | - | | 97000 | | | | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Section 31 | - | 36850 | - | - | - | - | 120600 | 83806 | - | - | 9380 | - | - | | 250636 | | | | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 40200 | 28677 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 68877 | | | | Bath and North East Somerset Council | Section 31 | - | 95000 | - | 20100 | - | - | - | - | 73550 | 148000 | - | - | - | | 336650 | | | | Birmingham City Council | Section 31 | 120600 | - | - | 139360 | - | 92460 | 60300 | - | - | - | 179000 | - | - | | 591720 | | | | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26281 | - | - | - | - | - | 96880 | | 123161 | | | | Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | Section 31 | - | 103850 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 103850 | | | | Bolsover District Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139000 | | 139000 | | | | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 36850 | - | 67000 | - | 45000 | - | 21294 | - | - | - | | 170144 | | | | Borough of Broxbourne | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102100 | - | - | | 102100 | | | | Borough of Telford & Wrekin | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26800 | - | - | - | - | | 26800 | | | | Bournemouth Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 81494 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 81494 | | | | Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Section 31 | 66666 | - | - | - | - | 50000 | - | 123900 | - | - | - | - | - | | 240566 | | | | Bridgend County Borough Council | Section 31 | - | 26800 | - | 26800 | 67000 | 83750 | - | 125000 | - | 132150 | - | 151600 | - | | 613100 | | | | Brighton and Hove City Council | Section 31 | 130650 | - | 53600 | - | 67000 | - | - | 40000 | - | - | - | - | - | | 291250 | | | | Bristol City Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 541050 | - | 505850 | - | 253430 | - | - | - | | 1300330 | | | | Bromsgrove District Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 40000 | - | - | - | - | - | 227500 | 30000 | - | - | | 297500 | | | | Brunel University London | Section 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67000 | - | | 67000 | | | | Buckinghamshire County Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 30150 | - | - | 67000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 97150 | | | | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | 44000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 82900 | | 126900 | | | | Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 46900 | - | - | 172190 | - | 66440 | - | - | - | - | | 285530 | | | | Cambridge City Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97680 | 272500 | | 370180 | | | | Cambridgeshire County Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40200 | 100300 | 232000 | - | - | - | - | | 372500 | | | | Cardiff Council | Section 31 | 245000 | - | - | - | - | - | 150000 | 95000 | 96400 | 56000 | - | - | - | | 642400 | | | | Carlisle City Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | | | | Ceredigion County Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 30000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 30000 | | | | Cheltenham Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83333 | - | | 83333 | | | | Cherwell District Council | Section 31 | 83080 | - | - | - | 50250 | - | - | - | - | - | 26800 | - | - | | 160130 | | | | Cheshire East Council | Section 31 | 198000 | - | - | 56950 | 40200 | 123950 | 125950 | 164000 | 100400 | 84300 | - | - | - | | 893750 | | | | Cheshire West and Chester Council | Section 31 | - | - | 214400 | - | - | 100500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 314900 | | | | City of London | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87000 | - | - | - | - | - | | 87000 | | | | City of Westminster | Section 31 | - | 90200 | - | 67500 | 54000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 230000 | | 441700 | | | | City of York Council | Section 31 | - | 90450 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 90450 | | | | Coal Authority | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | 26800 | - | - | 13860 | - | - | - | - | - | | 40660 | | | | Colchester Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | 10050 | 16750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 26800 | | | | Copeland Borough Council | Section 31 | - | 123470 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 123470 | | | | Cornwall Council | Section 31 | - | 13330 | 10050 | 30150 | - | - | - | - | 46150 | - | 261050 | 74756 | - | | 435486 | | | | Coventry City Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 30150 | - | 28810 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 58960 | | | | Crawley Borough Council | Section 31 | 40200 | - | - | 26800 | - | 53600 | - | - | - | - | 69950 | 129950 | - | | 320500 | | | | Darlington Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75200 | - | - | - | | 75200 | | | | Derbyshire county | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 55275 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 55275 | | | | Devon County Council | Section 31 | - | 184250 | - | 73700 | 26800 | 60000 | 152271 | - | - | 197160 | - | - | - | | 694181 | | | | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Section 31 | 26800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 26800 | | | | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | 92460 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 92460 | | | | Durham County Council | Section 31 | - | - | 77050 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150500 | - | - | 139500 | | 367050 | | | | East Devon District Council | Section 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84000 | - | 125000 | 365000 | 264000 | | 838000 | |