London Borough of Lewisham
Englandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#26 of 69London Borough of Lewisham has passed 7 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. Insufficient public-facing documents to assess communications vs delivery alignment. No public forum or petition data found — pressure cannot be assessed. The trajectory is improving — more recent decisions support plant-based transition than older ones.
Total impact score
18.67
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
12
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
1.56
Meetings processed: 3339 · Evidence spans: 48
Behaviour profile
Active
↗ Improving
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GreenWash alignment
–
Public claims vs formal delivery
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Public pressure
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Public demand vs council response
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Data coverage·1111 meetings·3003 docs·last: Apr 2027
Council behaviour profile
Active- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition0 signals
- Commitments dropped0 actions
Based on formal council meeting records
Alignment: Actions vs Public Claims
Insufficient dataFewer than 2 public-facing documents found — not enough data to compute an alignment index.
Based on 1 public-facing document (1 curated)
Public Pressure vs Council Response
Insufficient dataNo public forum or petition documents found — not enough data to measure public pressure.
Based on 0 public pressure documents (public forum packs, petitions)
Scored actions
Click an action to see scoring breakdown and evidence snippets.
| Action | Category | Stance | Body | Mentions | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Require overseas programme screening that explicitly advances a plant-based food transition (Plant-Based Treaty aligned)action 19View action page → | International Aid & Partnerships | Supporting | Councilthe minutes of the Council Urgency Committee | 1 | 27 Nov 2024 |
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)action 62View action page → | Community Land & Ownership: RESTORE | Supporting | CouncilMayor and CabinetProposed by: De RykRathbone | 2 | 28 Jan 2026 |
Staff training on inclusive catering (cultural diets, vegan/vegetarian)action 14View action page → | Health & Equity Integration | Supporting | and Public Realm - Climate Resilience TeamMayor and Cabinetat Mayor and Cabinetcabinet+5 | 4 | 13 Jan 2026 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Supporting | CouncilMayor and CabinetPlanning Committee A+2 | 52 | 25 Feb 2026 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | CouncilMayor and CabinetSustainable Development Select CommitteeProposed by: John Muldoon | 75 | 01 May 2026 |
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)action 20View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Supporting | Independent living forum Members of IL panelMayor and CabinetMayor & Cabinet+4 | 2 | 12 Mar 2025 |
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)action 74View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Supporting | and Public Realm - Climate Resilience TeamMayor and Cabinetat Mayor and Cabinetcabinet+6 | 6 | 13 Jan 2026 |
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsaction 58View action page → | Climate Adaptation & Nature-Based Solutions: RESTORE | Neutral | Mayor and CabinetSustainable Development Select Committee | 6 | 25 Jun 2025 |
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)action 65View action page → | Food Access & Justice: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Council | 1 | 02 Mar 2022 |
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reportingaction 64View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Sustainable Development Select Committee | 1 | 01 Sep 2021 |
Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategyaction 13View action page → | Health & Equity Integration | Neutral | Mayor and Cabinet | 1 | 06 Dec 2023 |
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)action 36View action page → | Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH | Neutral | Mayor and Cabinet | 1 | 25 Feb 2026 |
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedPlanning framework: food-system land use in planning guidanceDeferred11 docs03 Dec 2025
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)Deferred2 docs06 Jul 2022
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)Deferred2 docs24 Apr 2023
Natural capital accounting in public spending appraisalDeferred2 docs18 Jan 2023
Detected by pattern matching in agendas, work programmes, and meeting records. Confidence ≥ 0.55 · ≥ 2 documents · not yet showing as formally supported.
Data last published: 13 Jun 2026, 03:41 BST· pbt_v2
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