Index: src/script/api/ai_changelog.hpp
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--- src/script/api/ai_changelog.hpp	(revision 26379)
+++ src/script/api/ai_changelog.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * \li AITown::FoundTown
  * \li AITown::GetFundBuildingsDuration
  * \li AITown::TOWN_GROWTH_NONE
+ * \li AITown::IsTownGrowing
  *
  * Other changes:
  * \li AIStation::GetCargoRating does return -1 for cargo-station combinations that
Index: src/script/api/game_changelog.hpp
===================================================================
--- src/script/api/game_changelog.hpp	(revision 26379)
+++ src/script/api/game_changelog.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
  * \li GSTown::SetName
  * \li GSTown::TOWN_GROWTH_NONE
  * \li GSTown::TOWN_GROWTH_NORMAL
+ * \li GSTown::IsTownGrowing
  *
  * Other changes:
  * \li GSGoal::New can now create up to 64000 concurrent goals. The old limit was 256 goals.
Index: src/script/api/script_town.cpp
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--- src/script/api/script_town.cpp	(revision 26379)
+++ src/script/api/script_town.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@
 	return ((t->growth_rate & ~TOWN_GROW_RATE_CUSTOM) * TOWN_GROWTH_TICKS + DAY_TICKS) / DAY_TICKS;
 }
 
+/* static */ bool ScriptTown::IsTownGrowing(TownID town_id)
+{
+	if (!IsValidTown(town_id)) return false;
+
+	const Town *t = ::Town::Get(town_id);
+
+	return HasBit(t->flags, TOWN_IS_GROWING);	
+}
+
 /* static */ int32 ScriptTown::GetDistanceManhattanToTile(TownID town_id, TileIndex tile)
 {
 	return ScriptMap::DistanceManhattan(tile, GetLocation(town_id));
Index: src/script/api/script_town.hpp
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--- src/script/api/script_town.hpp	(revision 26379)
+++ src/script/api/script_town.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -277,6 +277,20 @@
 	static int32 GetGrowthRate(TownID town_id);
 
 	/**
+	 * Checks whether the town is actually growing or not
+	 * @param town_id The index of the town.
+	 * @pre IsValidTown(town_id).
+	 * @return True if the town is growing (TOWN_IS_GROWING bit is set) or false when not
+	 * @note This function indicates if town is growing by any means. 
+	 * The TOWN_IS_GROWING bit is always set when town is growing when one or more of this conditions are met, either
+	 * by having transport service 
+	 * being supplied by Food/Water 
+	 * having growth set to TOWN_GROW_RATE_CUSTOM by GS
+	 * having Fund Buildings town action activated having not set TOWN_GROW_RATE_CUSTOM_NONE
+	 */
+	static bool ScriptTown::IsTownGrowing(TownID town_id)
+
+	/**
 	 * Get the manhattan distance from the tile to the ScriptTown::GetLocation()
 	 *  of the town.
 	 * @param town_id The town to get the distance to.