Coventry City Council
Englandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#39 of 69Coventry City Council has passed 5 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
13.79
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
11
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
1.25
Meetings processed: 2628 · Evidence spans: 51
Behaviour profile
Active
↗ Improving
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GreenWash alignment
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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·856 meetings·2295 docs·last: Jun 2026
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 0 public-facing documents
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsaction 22View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Supporting | the Cabinet | 1 | 19 Mar 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 | cycle Planning CommitteePlanning Committeethe Cabinet | 4 | 19 Mar 2026 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Supporting | CabinetCouncilPlanning Committee | 31 | 17 Mar 2026 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Supporting | Planning Committee | 33 | 16 Oct 2025 |
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)action 59View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Supporting | Cabinetthe CabinetThe Cabinet | 5 | 06 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 | CabinetCouncil | 2 | 03 Dec 2024 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Cabinet | 4 | 03 Dec 2024 |
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council landaction 53View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | CabinetCouncil | 2 | 03 Dec 2024 |
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensingaction 32View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Neutral | Cabinet | 1 | 16 Mar 2021 |
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock landaction 60View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Neutral | CabinetCouncil | 2 | 03 Dec 2024 |
Targeted plant-based food voucher / cash-first support to reduce food insecurityaction 5View action page → | Food Access & Justice | Neutral | Council | 1 | 09 Mar 2021 |
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedPlanning framework: food-system land use in planning guidanceDeferred10 docs21 Aug 2025
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsDeferred8 docs31 Jul 2025
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)Recommended2 docs19 Mar 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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