Local Heat Planning
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Consent preferences

Cookies and local storage are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites you visit. They allow us to identify you (or, more accurately, your computer) when you visit our website, which helps us work out how and where to improve our website. They also let us remember your settings and preferences between visits, so you don’t have to set them again each time.

Our website uses a mix of necessary and non-essential (performance, functional and third-party) cookies. While the essential cookies are needed to make the site function properly, you can set your preferences for the non-essential cookies below. A notification giving you this choice will appear automatically the first time you visit our site or if you open up our site in a private web browser. You can also find it at any point by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

We also generate a pseudo-anonymous token based on your IP address and browser when you visit a page, which is used to identify your device to generate statistics about how you use the site. This token is fully anonymised after a day. You can set your preference not to be tracked this way below.

This page is part of our Privacy policy.

Types of consent

Necessary

Necessary cookies and local storage help make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies and you cannot disable these cookies through the preference settings on our site. You can disable these by changing your browser settings, though this will result in some parts of our website not working.

NamePurposeExpires
_session_id Keeps you signed in and protects forms from forgery. When you close your browser
skadi_anonymity_set Remembers whether you consented to usage statistics. 1 year
skadi_track_user Remembers whether you consented to analytics cookies. 1 year
consent Remembers your consent choices. 1 year
lhpSavedOpportunities Stores the opportunities you have saved on this device. Until you clear your browser data
lhpPinnedAuthorities Remembers the local authorities you have pinned. Until you clear your browser data

Statistics

We would like to use a pseudo-anonymous token to count how many people visit and which pages are used. This token is anonymised after a day. The token is not stored on your device and cannot be used to identify you once anonymised. It only groups your site interactions together across a single day.

Functional

Functional cookies and local storage enable us to enhance the functionality of our website, for example by providing you with a more personalised experience based on previous preferences you may have selected or your previous visits. You can disable these cookies through the preference settings on our site or your browser settings however this may result in some parts of the website not working properly.

NamePurposeExpires
lhpCompletedTutorial Remembers that you have completed the map tutorial. Until you clear your browser data
lhpMapType Remembers your chosen map type, such as roadmap or satellite. Until you clear your browser data
lhpFilters Remembers the filters you have applied to the map. Until you clear your browser data
dd_open_property_data Remembers whether the property makeup section is open. Until you clear your browser data
dd_open_location_data Remembers whether the location details section is open. Until you clear your browser data
lhpLastViewedAuthority Remembers the last local authority you viewed. Until you clear your browser data

Performance or analytics

Performance or analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our websites by collecting and reporting information across multiple visits. They help us to improve the performance of our website. These cookies will not be enabled unless you have consented to this.

NamePurposeExpires
skadi_id A random identifier that recognises you when you return. 1 year

Third-party content

This website uses content provided by other organisations to support functions such as rich media functionality. These third-party providers will receive information about your device and browser, and may set cookies. Where possible, we request third-parties do not track you or set cookies. If you do not consent, you can still choose to load third-party content on an individual basis. You can read privacy policies from these third parties below:

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Control your browser cookie settings

If you want, you can block cookies by changing the settings on your browser – we have set out below links to the help pages of some major browsers which explain how you can do this. Blocking the cookies we use may have an adverse impact on the presentation of some or all of our website. General guidance on how to manage your cookies can be found here:

Your Online Choices

Specific guidance on how to manage cookie options for common website browsers can be found here: