Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Points awarded if the Local Plan includes:
- reaching net zero as a strategic objective of the Local Plan
- The council's area-wide net zero target date is also found within the Plan.
An area-wide net zero target is the target that the council has set to achieve net zero across the councils geographic boundaries.
Reaching net zero must be part of the strategic objectives listed initially in the council's Local Plan - even if the target date is not listed in the strategic objective. This is because the objectives are broader and Joint Local Plans may have different targets between the local authorities.
We will accept other language for target dates, including carbon neutrality or the carbon budget the council has committed to stay within.
If the Local Plan references a national net zero target it must still be a strategic objective of the local plan to meet the national target, rather than the national target just being stated.
When marking the Planning section we will assess a Regulation 19 draft local plan or the latest adopted Local Plan or Supplementary Planning Document from the council.
Or show scores by type of council
district councils
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Babergh District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Bassetlaw District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Broadland District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Cannock Chase District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Charnwood Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Chorley Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| City of Lincoln Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Crawley Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Dartford Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Dover District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| East Devon District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Exeter City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Gosport Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Hastings Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Horsham District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Lancaster City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Maidstone Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Mid Sussex District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| North Kesteven District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Norwich City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Oxford City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Preston City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Rother District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Rugby Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| South Norfolk District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| South Ribble Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Stroud District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Uttlesford District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Watford Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| West Lindsey District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Winchester City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Worcester City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Worthing Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
Adur District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Amber Valley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Arun District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ashford Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Basildon Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Blaby District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Bolsover District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Borough of Broxbourne
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Boston Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Braintree District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Breckland District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Brentwood Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Bromsgrove District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Broxtowe Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Burnley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Cambridge City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Canterbury City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Castle Point Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Chelmsford City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cheltenham Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cherwell District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Chesterfield Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Chichester District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Colchester Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Cotswold District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Dacorum Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Derbyshire Dales District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Eastbourne Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
East Cambridgeshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Hampshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
East Hertfordshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Eastleigh Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Lindsey District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
East Staffordshire Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
East Suffolk Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Elmbridge Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Epping Forest District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Erewash Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Fareham Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Fenland District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Forest of Dean District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Fylde Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Gedling Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Gloucester City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gravesham Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Guildford Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Harborough District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Harlow Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Hart District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Havant Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hertsmere Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
High Peak Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Huntingdonshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Hyndburn Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ipswich Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Lewes District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Lichfield District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Maldon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Malvern Hills District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mansfield District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Melton Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Mid Devon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Mole Valley District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Newark and Sherwood District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
New Forest District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Devon Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
North East Derbyshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
North Hertfordshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Norfolk District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Warwickshire Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North West Leicestershire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Pendle Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Redditch Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Ribble Valley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Rochford District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Rossendale Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Runnymede Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Rushcliffe Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Rushmoor Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
South Cambridgeshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
South Derbyshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
South Hams District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Holland District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
South Kesteven District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
South Staffordshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Spelthorne Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stafford Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
St Albans City and District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Stevenage Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Swale Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Tamworth Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Tandridge District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Teignbridge District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tendring District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Test Valley Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | No evidence found |
Tewkesbury Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Thanet District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Three Rivers District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Torridge District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Warwick District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Waverley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wealden District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Welwyn Hatfield Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
West Devon Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Lancashire Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
West Oxfordshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
West Suffolk Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Woking Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wychavon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wyre Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wyre Forest District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |