East Sussex County Council
Englandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#60 of 69East Sussex County Council has passed 4 plant-based food transition actions. The council engages with these issues but tends to defer rather than decide. 2 earlier commitments have not been reaffirmed in over 2 years. Public communications broadly align with formal decision-making. No public forum or petition data found — pressure cannot be assessed. The trajectory is stable — the rate of supporting decisions has not changed significantly.
Total impact score
5.97
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
11
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
0.54
Meetings processed: 2120 · Evidence spans: 28
Behaviour profile
Inconsistent
→ Stable · ⚠ 2 stale commitments
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GreenWash alignment
Aligned
Public claims vs formal delivery
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Public pressure
–
Public demand vs council response
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Data coverage·748 meetings·1842 docs·last: Jul 2026
Council behaviour profile
Inconsistent⚠
2 commitments not reaffirmed in over 2 years.
- Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets· last seen Feb 2024
- Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)· last seen Mar 2024
- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition0 signals
- Commitments dropped
Based on formal council meeting records
Alignment: Actions vs Public Claims
AlignedPublic claims (6)Delivered (4)
Overall index: +0.33 (positive = more claims than delivery)
Based on 1 curated commitment document + 2 other public docs
| Theme | Claimed | Delivered | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-Based & Agricultural Transition | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Nature, Land & Animal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Governance & Accountability | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Advocacy & Partnerships | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Based on 3 public-facing documents (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | CabinetExecutiveThe Committee+5 | 33 | 16 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: RESTORE | Supporting | Lead Member for Resources and Climate ChangePlace Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 12 Mar 2024 |
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsaction 22View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Supporting | Place Scrutiny Committee | 4 | 28 Nov 2024 |
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsaction 58View action page → | Climate Adaptation & Nature-Based Solutions: RESTORE | Supporting | CabinetFull CouncilPlace Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 06 Feb 2024 |
Co-design culturally inclusive menus (incl. plant-based options)action 11View action page → | Health & Equity Integration | Neutral | Cabinet | 2 | 02 Sep 2022 |
Coastal habitat restoration / blue carbon projects (seagrass, saltmarsh, kelp where applicable)action 54View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | CabinetFull Council | 6 | 01 May 2025 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | Place Scrutiny Committee | 4 | 28 Nov 2024 |
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reportingaction 64View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Cabinet | 1 | 24 Jan 2023 |
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)action 59View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Neutral | Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change | 1 | 11 Oct 2022 |
Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public cateringaction 49View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Neutral | Cabinet | 2 | 29 Sep 2022 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Neutral | Place Scrutiny CommitteePlanning Committee | 3 | 12 Nov 2025 |
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedPlanning framework: food-system land use in planning guidanceDeferred5 docs09 Jul 2024
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)Recommended3 docs25 Jun 2024
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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