Preston City Council
Englandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#46 of 69Preston City Council has passed 6 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. 3 earlier commitments have 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 stable — the rate of supporting decisions has not changed significantly.
Total impact score
11.50
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
12
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
0.96
Meetings processed: 2669 · Evidence spans: 31
Behaviour profile
Active
→ Stable · ⚠ 3 stale commitments
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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·1139 meetings·2325 docs·last: Mar 2027
Council behaviour profile
Active⚠
3 commitments not reaffirmed in over 2 years.
- Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership· last seen Dec 2021
- 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 Aug 2022
- Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)· last seen Dec 2022
- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition0 signals
- Commitments dropped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council landaction 53View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Supporting | Cabinet | 1 | 21 Jan 2026 |
Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnershipaction 16View action page → | Inter-Council Collaboration | Supporting | Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee | 1 | 03 Dec 2021 |
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsaction 22View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Supporting | CouncilcouncilPlanning Committee | 8 | 26 Jun 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 | Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee | 1 | 12 Aug 2022 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Supporting | CabinetCouncilPlanning Committee | 14 | 29 Jan 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 | CabinetCouncil | 2 | 15 Dec 2022 |
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 | Cabinet | 1 | 21 Jan 2026 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Neutral | At the end of this meeting the committeeThe CommitteeCabinet+2 | 14 | 29 Jan 2026 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | Planning Committee | 8 | 05 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 | 22 Aug 2024 |
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chainsaction 47View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Neutral | Cabinet | 1 | 13 Jul 2022 |
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock landaction 60View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Neutral | Council | 1 | 29 Jan 2026 |
Data last published: 13 Jun 2026, 03:41 BST· pbt_v2
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