Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Points awarded if the Local Plan includes a policy to create 15/20 minute neighbourhoods. To meet the criteria the policy would have to include a definition of what a 15/20 minute community is, including:
- What key services would be required within 15/20 minutes of new homes.
- How it will be measured, for example 15 minutes by bike, walking, bus. As the crow flies distances will not meet the criteria.
If an authority has defined a specific zone where 15/20 minute neighbourhood policy principles would apply, like the main town in a rural area, then this would get the mark.
Synonyms for 15/20 minute neighbourhoods include: Healthy Streets Approach, Complete Neighbourhoods, Complete Communities.
We will also accept a policy to create the 30 minute community that has been adapted for rural areas. The definitions of key services and how will it be measured will need to be included for a policy on 30 minute communities to be accepted for the mark.
This policy must be found in the Local Plan, Corporate Plan or an Area Action Plan.
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
single tier councils
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Angus Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Bedford Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Darlington Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Dundee City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| East Ayrshire Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| East Lothian Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Falkirk Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Fife Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Glasgow City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Inverclyde Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Leeds City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Leicester City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Barnet | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Ealing | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Enfield | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Merton | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Newham | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | 1/1 | -- | |
| Midlothian Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| North Ayrshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Orkney Islands Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Plymouth City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Renfrewshire Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Royal Borough of Greenwich | 1/1 | -- | |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 1/1 | -- | |
| Salford City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Scottish Borders Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Sheffield City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Shetland Islands Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| South Ayrshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
South Gloucestershire Council
Evidence | 1/1 | -- | |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Stirling Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Swansea City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| The Highland Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| The Moray Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| West Lothian Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bath and North East Somerset Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Birmingham City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blackpool Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bracknell Forest Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bridgend County Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Brighton and Hove City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bristol City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Buckinghamshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Caerphilly County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cardiff Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Carmarthenshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Central Bedfordshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Ceredigion County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Cheshire West and Chester Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
City of London
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
City of York Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Conwy County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Coventry City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cumberland Council
| 0/1 | NA | No evidence found |
Denbighshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Derby City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Dorset Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Durham County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Flintshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Gwynedd County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Halton Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Hartlepool Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Herefordshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Isle of Anglesey County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Isle of Wight Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Isles of Scilly
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Kirklees Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Liverpool City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bexley
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Brent
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bromley
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Camden
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Croydon
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Hackney
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Haringey
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Harrow
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Havering
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Hillingdon
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Hounslow
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Islington
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Lambeth
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Lewisham
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Redbridge
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Southwark
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Sutton
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Wandsworth
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Luton Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Manchester City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Medway Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Middlesbrough Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Milton Keynes
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Monmouthshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Newport City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
North East Lincolnshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
North Lincolnshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
North Northamptonshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Somerset Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Northumberland Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
North Yorkshire Council
| 0/1 | NA | No evidence found |
Nottingham City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Pembrokeshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Peterborough City Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Portsmouth City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Powys County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Reading Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Redcar and Cleveland Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rutland County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Shropshire Council - Unitary
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Slough Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Somerset Council
| 0/1 | NA | No evidence found |
Southampton City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
South Tyneside Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sunderland City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Swindon Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Telford & Wrekin Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Thurrock Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Torbay Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Vale of Glamorgan Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Warrington Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
West Berkshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Westminster City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Westmorland and Furness Council
| 0/1 | NA | No evidence found |
West Northamptonshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wiltshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wirral Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wokingham Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wolverhampton City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Wrexham County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |