Insulation Works
Fabric improvements such as wall, roof, and floor insulation. 262 UK councils have discussed insulation works in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about insulation works
Insulation Works is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 2,360 meeting mentions spanning 262 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 161 mentions in the last three months, against 139 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly insulation works mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Waverley Borough Council in South East is the most active authority on insulation works, with 77 mentions across 77 monitored meetings — around 3% of all insulation works discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Housing Proc & EPC Plan” meeting on 23 Apr 2026.
Vale of Glamorgan Council (55 mentions) and Flintshire County Council (52) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 77 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Wales | 55 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 52 |
| Winchester City Council | South East | 47 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 44 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 42 |
| Somerset Council | South West | 41 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 41 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 39 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | London | 37 |
| Stroud District Council | South West | 36 |
| Manchester City Council | North West | 35 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where insulation works came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council · Planning Approvals Roundup · 13 Aug 2026
“… ected member. Planning permission is sought for external alterations to the dwelling house. These will include the installation of external wall insulation with a rendered finish to the side and rear elevations, with the front elevation being retained in brickwork as existing.”
Cheltenham Borough Council · Planning Applications & Housing · 23 Jul 2026
“This application is at Allstone Avenue. The proposal is for external insulation and semi rough white render to eight properties owned by the council with Allstone Avenue. The plans have been revised in response to concerns r …”
Luton Borough Council · Net Zero Projects Update · 8 Jul 2026
“So on top of whatever the builder was doing already, that's additional insulation, additional labor, our portion of the air source heat pump, and just eight solar panels on the roof, that was about 25,000. I've heard people sa …”
Cambridge City Council · Housing Redevelopment Debate · 24 Jun 2026
“This application before members today is for the addition of external wall insulation to the solid wall construction parts of numbers 9, 11, 15, and 17 Ashefield Ashefield Road in East Chester Cambridge. Um and the reason for call …”
Sheffield City Council · Capital Budget and Social Care · 15 Jun 2026
“On Page 59, the external wall insulation, the last line on that page, there is a slippage of around 1,000,600 for 15 properties, external wall insulation. That sounds like a lot of money for just 15 homes to do an external wall insulation.”
South Cambridgeshire District Council · Grant Funding Round · 28 May 2026
“the thermal blinds project is part of a larger project which includes insulation, new heating, air conditioning, and LED lighting in the snooker room, which is a room within the memorial hall.”
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