2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council approved a planning application for a carbon intensive energy system to be built or expanded from 2020?

Question code
3.11
Section
Planning & Land Use
Topic
Carbon Intensive Industry
Source
National Data
Question weight
Unweighted

Criteria

Negatively Scored Question
Points deducted if the council has approved or expanded a carbon intensive energy system since 2019. A carbon energy intensive system includes coal mines, fracking/shale gas/gas drilling, oil drilling, and unabated fossil fuel generation.

-20% of the maximum possible section score will be deducted if the council has approved or expanded a carbon intensive energy system.

Clarifications

This question is scored using the data compiled by Drill or Drop database on the approval of oil, gas and coal projects.
https://drillordrop.com/planning/

Question performance by council type

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Points distribution single tier councils

Councils with penalty marks

3 single tier councils

Councils without penalty marks

113 single tier councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Scores and evidence single tier councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Aberdeen City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Aberdeenshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Angus Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Argyll and Bute Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Bedford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Blackpool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Brighton and Hove City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Buckinghamshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Cardiff Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
▲ 0
0/0▲ 4.40No Penalty mark
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
City of Edinburgh Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
City of York Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Conwy County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Cumberland Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Denbighshire County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Derby City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Dorset Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Dundee City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Durham County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
East Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Falkirk Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Fife Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Flintshire County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Glasgow City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Herefordshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Inverclyde Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Leicester City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Medway Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
▲ 0
0/0▲ 4.40No Penalty mark
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Midlothian Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Milton Keynes
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Monmouthshire County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
▲ 0
0/0▲ 4.40No Penalty mark
Newport City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
North Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
North Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
North Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
▲ 0
0/0▲ 4.40No Penalty mark
North Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Nottingham City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Orkney Islands Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Pembrokeshire County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Perth and Kinross Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Peterborough City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Plymouth City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Powys County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Rutland County Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Scottish Borders Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Shropshire Council - Unitary
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Slough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
South Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
South Gloucestershire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
South Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Stirling Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Telford & Wrekin Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
The Highland Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
The Moray Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Thurrock Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Torbay Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Torfaen County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
West Berkshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
West Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Westmorland and Furness Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Wiltshire Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Wokingham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/0
2023 Difference
--
0/0--No Penalty mark
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
-4.40/0
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

-4.40/0--
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
-4.40/0
2023 Difference
▼ -4.40

Evidence

-4.40/0▼ -4.40
Shetland Islands Council
Score 2025
-4.40/0
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

-4.40/0--