2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council require a higher biodiversity net gain commitment from new developments?

Question code
5.9
Section
Biodiversity
Topic
Biodiversity Net-Gain
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
High

Criteria

Criteria met if any policy within the Local Plan states that the council is asking for biodiversity net gain above the minimum 10% required by the UK Government.

Clarifications

nan

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

0 points

181 single tier councils

1 point

5 single tier councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

single tier councils

55
councils scored higher in 2025
66
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

-- No change
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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
London Borough of Ealing
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Enfield
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Wiltshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Aberdeen City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Aberdeenshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Angus Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Argyll and Bute Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bedford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Birmingham City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blackpool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Brighton and Hove City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Buckinghamshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cardiff Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
City of Edinburgh Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
City of London
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
City of York Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Conwy County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Coventry City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cumberland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NANo evidence found
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Denbighshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Derby City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dorset Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dundee City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Durham County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Falkirk Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fife Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Flintshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Glasgow City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Herefordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Inverclyde Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Isles of Scilly
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Kirklees Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Leeds City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Leicester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Liverpool City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Brent
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Bromley
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Camden
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Croydon
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Hackney
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Haringey
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Harrow
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Havering
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Hillingdon
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Hounslow
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Islington
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Lambeth
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Lewisham
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Merton
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Newham
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Redbridge
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Southwark
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Sutton
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Wandsworth
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Medway Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Midlothian Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Milton Keynes
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Monmouthshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newport City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NAEvidence doesn't meet criteria
Nottingham City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Orkney Islands Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Pembrokeshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Perth and Kinross Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Peterborough City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Plymouth City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Powys County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rutland County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Salford City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Scottish Borders Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sheffield City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Shetland Islands Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Shropshire Council - Unitary
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Slough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NANo evidence found
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Gloucestershire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Tyneside Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stirling Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sunderland City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Telford & Wrekin Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
The Highland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
The Moray Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Thurrock Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Torbay Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Torfaen County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Berkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Westminster City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Westmorland and Furness Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NANo evidence found
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wirral Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wokingham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wolverhampton City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria