Croydon Council

EnglandcouncilLast update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
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Croydon Council has passed 6 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. 1 earlier commitment has not been reaffirmed in over 2 years. 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
5.98
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
10
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
0.60
Meetings processed: 3200 · Evidence spans: 33
Behaviour profile
↗ Improving · ⚠ 1 stale commitment
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GreenWash alignment
Public claims vs formal delivery
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Public pressure
Public demand vs council response
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Data coverage·1198 meetings·2759 docs·last: Aug 2026
Council behaviour profile
Active
Improving

1 commitment not reaffirmed in over 2 years.

  • Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets· last seen Jul 2023
  • Formally committed
  • Discussed, not decided
  • Active opposition
  • Commitments dropped
Based on formal council meeting records
Alignment: Actions vs Public Claims
Insufficient data

Fewer than 2 public-facing documents found — not enough data to compute an alignment index.

Based on 0 public-facing documents
Public Pressure vs Council Response
Insufficient data

No 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.

ActionCategoryStanceBody
Mentions
Last meeting
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)action 59View action page →
Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORESupporting
Planning Committeethe committeeThe CommitteeProposed by: Appu SrinivasanMohammed Islam+2
818 Dec 2025
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: RESTORESupporting
Cabinet
125 Sep 2024
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsaction 58View action page →
Climate Adaptation & Nature-Based Solutions: RESTORESupporting
Scrutiny Streets and Environment Sub-Committee
111 Jul 2023
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page →
Governance & Strategy: PBT RedirectSupporting
CabinetCouncilPlanning Committee+1
2425 Jun 2025
Adopt plant-forward / plant-based procurement policyaction 37View action page →
Procurement & Council OperationsSupporting
Scrutiny Streets and Environment Sub-Committee
125 Jun 2025
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)action 74View action page →
Procurement & Council OperationsSupporting
Scrutiny Streets and Environment Sub-Committee
125 Jun 2025
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)action 20View action page →
Land Use & Producer TransitionNeutral
Planning Committee
210 Apr 2025
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)action 67View action page →
Agricultural Policy: PBT RedirectNeutral
Planning Committee
220 Oct 2022
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page →
Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORENeutral
CabinetCouncilPlanning Committee+1
5330 Apr 2026
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)action 6View action page →
Governance & StrategyOpposing
Council
116 Apr 2025

Under consideration

soft-lane signal — not yet formally adopted
Planning framework: food-system land use in planning guidanceDeferred10 docs05 Feb 2026

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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