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- Housing & Development
* Guidance on Assessing the Full Economic Benefits of the Productive Reuse of Land
Framework for assessing the wider economic benefits of the reuse of land
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- Housing & Development
* Overview of the Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Recommendations
An overview of the vacant and derelict land taskforce recommendations
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- Housing & Development
* Transforming Vacant and Derelict Land in Scotland - Case Studies
Inspiring examples of how vacant and derelict land can be transformed and the benefits it can bring
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- Housing & Development
* Vacant and Derelict Land Community Impact Tool
A survey tool to measure the impact of vacant and derelict land on the community
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- Housing & Development
* Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Recommendations
Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Recommendations
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- Housing & Development
*Funding Sources for Bringing Vacant and Derelict Land Back in to Use
There is a wide variety of funding options available to communities and local authorities to help bring the land back into use and benefit those living around vacant and derelict sites. This table provides a brief description of different funding sources available, highlighting the main limitations of each and indicating what type of activity the funding is most suitable for.
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- Corporate
2017-20 Our Progress so far
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- Housing & Development
2024 Vacant and Derelict Land Reuse: Progress Report - Ryden
Ryden was appointed by the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to report on progress with the reuse of Scotland’s vacant & derelict land (VDL). Building upon the reduction of VDL as a policy priority, SLC and SEPA’s VDL Taskforce were established in 2018, Ryden reported in detail on Scotland’s VDL in 2019, and the Taskforce’s recommendations were published in 2020.
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to - Relinquishment and Assignation
TFC Guide to Relinquishment and Assignation
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to - the Use of Tenanted Agricultural Holdings for non-Agricultural Purposes (Diversification)
TFC Diversification Guide
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to the Use of Comparables in Rent Reviews
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to – Joint Ventures with New Entrants
Produced by the Scottish Land Commission, in conjunction with partner organisations: SAC, NFUS, James Hutton Institute
1.77 MB
- Tenant Farming
A Guide to – The 2016 Land Reform (Scotland) Act
This guide summarises the main features of the legislation and the implications for landlords and tenants of agricultural holdings.
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to – The Essential Features of the Modern Limited Duration Tenancy
This guide summarises the essential features of the legislation relating to Modern Limited Duration Tenancy’s (MLDT’s) and every care has been taken to ensure that it accurately reflects the main features of the current legislation. Users of the guide are advised, however, to obtain independent legal advice relevant to their particular circumstances before acting upon any of the information contained in this guide.
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to – The Professional Conduct of Agents and How to make a Complaint
This guide outlines the standards expected of professional agents working for landlords and tenants of agricultural holdings. It provides information on how and where to complain about an agent who does not adhere to the relevant standards. For the purposes of this guide, agents comprise of surveyors, factors, land agents, solicitors and any other professional adviser acting for either party.
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A Guide to – The proposed legislation on relinquishment of 1991 act tenancies
This guide provides a summary of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 provisions relating to the relinquishment of 1991 Act tenancies.
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to – The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Scottish agricultural holdings sector
This guide outlines some of the ways in which the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) can be used in order to resolve disputes without going to court. It provides information on which ADR process to choose and when to seek further assistance.
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to – Transfer of Tenancies by Assignation and Succession
This guide outlines the ways in which an agricultural tenancy can be passed on to another person. It includes information on whether and how a tenancy might be assigned during a tenant’s lifetime; bequeathing a tenancy; and intestate transfer of a tenancy. Users of this guide are advised to obtain independent legal advice relevant to their particular circumstances before acting upon any of the information contained in this guide.
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- Tenant Farming
A Guide to – Tree Planting on Tenanted Agricultural Holdings
This guide provides information for landlords and tenants who might be considering planting trees on tenanted agricultural holdings. It outlines tenants and landlords rights to planting trees and provides information on applying for permission to plant.
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- Good Practice
- Governance & Ownership
A Protocol - Common Good Land
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- Good Practice
A Protocol - Community Engagement in Decisions Relating to Land
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- Good Practice
- Governance & Ownership
A Protocol - Diversification of Ownership and Tenure
LRRS Protocol on Diversification of Ownership and Tenure
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- Good Practice
A Protocol - Good Stewardship of Land
LRRS Protocol on Good Stewardship of Land
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- Good Practice
- Governance & Ownership
A Protocol - Land Ownership by Charities
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- Good Practice
- Governance & Ownership
A Protocol - Land Ownership by Private Trusts
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- Good Practice
A Protocol - Negotiating Transfer of Land to Communities
LRRS Protocol on Negotiating Transfer of Land to Communities
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- Good Practice
- Governance & Ownership
A Protocol - Transparency of Ownership and Decison-Making
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- Housing & Development
A Review of Funding Sources for the Re-use of Vacant and Derelict Land
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- Tenant Farming
A Review of the Conduct of Agents of Agricultural Landlords and Tenants - A report to Scottish Ministers
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- Good Practice
A Route Map - Community Engagement in Decisions Relating to Land
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- Corporate
Advice to Scottish Government on Regional Land Use Partnerships
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- Housing & Development
Advice to Scottish Ministers on Options for Land Value Capture
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Affric Highlands – Trees for Life
The Affric Highlands project, led by Trees for Life, is bringing together landowners and communities from across the central Highlands to support nature, people, and businesses, and create a more progressive and sustainable local economy.
- Tenant Farming
Amnesty on Tenant's Improvements - Information and Case Studies
This leaflet provides information and case studies for tenant farmers on how the amnesty works and the procedures to be followed.
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- Tenant Farming
Amnesty – Template Note of Agreement between the parties as approved by an Arbitrator
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- Tenant Farming
Amnesty – Template for application to the Land Court
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- Housing & Development
An Investigation into Land Banking in Scotland
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An adventure playground for Possilpark – Concrete Garden
Concrete Garden was established in 2013 from a community growing project which transformed a small vacant and derelict site in Possilpark.
- Housing & Development
An assessment of historic attempts to capture land value uplift in the UK
Heriot Watt University was commissioned to review the UK’s historic experience of land value capture and identify what lessons current policy makers could take from this experience.
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- Governance & Ownership
Analysis of mechanisms and governance approaches to securing public value from natural resources
Report by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies for the Scottish Land Commission
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Anderston Regeneration Project
The Anderston regeneration project demonstrates the importance of an active land policy, masterplanning, intensive community engagement, and public sector funding for site assembly and delivery.
Anna's Hoeve, Hilversum, The Netherlands
In this case study of Anna's Hoeve, in Hilversum, the Netherlands , we explore the capacity of Dutch planning to integrate placemaking into the delivery of new housing.
- Corporate
Annual Business Plan 2018
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- Corporate
Annual Business Plan 2019
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- Corporate
Annual Business Plan 2020
Annual Business Plan 2020-21
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- Corporate
Annual Business Plan 2021
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- Corporate
Annual Business Plan 2022-23
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- Corporate
Annual Business Plan 2024-25
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2017-18 - English
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2017-18 - Gaelic
Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2017 gu 2018
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2018-19 - Gaelic
Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2018 gu 2019
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2019-2020 - English
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2019-2020 - Gaelic
Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2019 gu 2020
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2020-21 - English
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2020-21 - Gaelic
Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2020 gu 2021
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22 - English
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22 - Gaelic
Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Cunntasan 2021 gu 2022
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2022-2023 - English
Scottish Land Commission Annual Report & Accounts 2022-2023 - English
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- Corporate
Annual Report & Accounts 2022-2023 - Gaelic
Aithisg Bhliadhnail is Cunntasan 2022-2023
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- Corporate
Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019 - English
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- Corporate
Annual Review 2017-18
A review of the activity and progress made by the Commission from 1 April 2017–31 March 2018.
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- Corporate
Annual Review 2018-19
A review of the activity and progress made by the Commission from 1 April 2018–31 March 2019.
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- Corporate
Annual Review 2019-20
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- Corporate
Annual Review 2020-21
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- Corporate
Annual Review 2021-22
Scottish Land Commission Annual Review 2021-22
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Applecross Community Land Use Plan
Significant local housing needs in Applecross have created a collaborative process engaging the community landowner, local authority, and public agencies to identify housing sites through a Community Land Use Plan.
Ardura Community Forest
Mull & Iona Community Trust (MICT) undertook a community asset transfer to acquire a publicly owned timber plantation on Mull with funds from the Scottish Land Fund.
- Corporate
Audit and Risk Committee - Terms of Reference (Dec 2019)
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Aultnaskiach Dell Community Woodland
The owners of Aultnaskiach Dell wanted to safeguard the woods from potential development so asked locals if there was interest in a community buyout.
Bahnhof Heubruch, Wuppertal, Germany
The Bahnhof Heubruch development in Wuppertal, Germany explores how planning helps a German city develop a high-quality residential project with affordable housing in a less prosperous economic context.
Balcaskie Estate: Creating livelihood opportunities
Balcaskie Estate in Fife recognises the importance of creating a more diverse pattern of land ownership and tenure and is committed to ‘diversity of opportunity’.
Baltic Street Adventure Playground, Glasgow
Creating a safe outdoor play space for children in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas, an arts and architecture-led project created the Baltic Street Adventure Playground.
Bertha Park - Collaboration in masterplanning
Bertha Park demonstrates the importance of collaboration and masterplanning, and upfront finance for infrastructure to unlock development land.
Buccleuch Langholm Moor Sale – Creating opportunities through community engagement
Through the process of identifying land that could be sold, Buccleuch became increasingly aware of the impact land-use decisions can have on nearby communities.
Bunloit and Beldorney Estates – Highlands Rewilding
The Bunloit Estate in the Highlands and the Beldorney Estate in Aberdeenshire are looking at how land can be managed in new ways, using innovative investment, to deliver benefits for the environment and for local communities.
- Good Practice
CLS LRRS Self-Assessment Report
Community Land Scotland (CLS)'s report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21
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- Housing & Development
CaCHE Report - Delivering More Homes and Better Places: Lessons from policy and practice in Scotland
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- Housing & Development
CaCHE Report - Table 1
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Canal and North Gateway, Glasgow
Scottish Canals and NatureScot transforming the land around the canal corridor between Firhill and Port Dundas
Carluke High Mill & Community Growing & Learning Garden – Carluke Development Trust
Carluke community recognised the potential of Caruke High Mill which has been derelict for more than 20 years.
- Good Practice
Casework policy – how we handle cases
These principles set out where our Good Practice team can help and what is outside our remit.
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Castle Gardens, Pencaitland
Castle Gardens demonstrates the importance of maintaining an up-to-date development plan and offers insights into the role of land promoters in place promotion and risk sharing.
- Governance & Ownership
Centenary reflections on the significance and the enduring legacy of the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919
Repeopling Emptied Places by Jim Hunter
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- Good Practice
Checklist for good practice poster
A3 printable poster for land owners and managers to support good practice
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- Corporate
Climate Change Action Plan 2020-25
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- Tenant Farming
Code of Practice - Agreeing and Managing Agricultural Leases
Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC), Bob McIntosh, has issued a Code of Practice for Agreeing and Managing Agricultural Leases which is to be followed by landowners, tenant farmers and land agents.
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- Tenant Farming
Code of Practice - Amnesty of Tenants' Improvements
This code of practice has been issued by Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC) after consultation with, and with the support of, Scottish Land and Estates (SLE), the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) and the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS). It is issued under the authority of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.
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- Tenant Farming
Code of Practice - Conducting Rent Reviews
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- Tenant Farming
Code of Practice - Late Payment of Rent
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- Tenant Farming
Code of Practice - Planning the Future of Limited Partnerships
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- Tenant Farming
Code of Practice - Sporting Rights
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- Tenant Farming
Code of Practice - The Maintenance of the Condition of Tenanted Agricultural Holdings
This code of practice is intended to help provide a route for landlords and tenants to come to agreement about where the responsibility lies in maintaining agricultural holdings in good condition in order for the holding to be efficiently farmed.
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- Good Practice
Community Benefit case studies
A series of six case studies selected to illustrate current community benefit practice on the ground. The results can be used to shape what will be considered good practice as the concept continues to develop.
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- Good Practice
Community Engagement Baseline Surveys Report 2019
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- Good Practice
Community Engagement Survey Results 2022
The results of the Community Engagement Surveys carried out in 2022.
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Community Engagement at Glen Dye Moor
At Glen Dye Moor, forestry investors have brought together a delivery team that is committed to achieving good practice in community engagement alongside good stewardship of land, as well as delivering further community benefits.
- Good Practice
Community Engagement in Land-Use Decision Making Land Agent Training: Benefits of Community Engagement Table
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- Good Practice
Community Engagement in Land-Use Decision Making Useful Resources
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- Governance & Ownership
Community Ownership Financing - Options to Complement the Scottish Land Fund
This report was commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission to identify, explore and consider the wider implications of relevant and emerging sources of finance that are complementary to the Scottish Land Fund (SLF).
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- Governance & Ownership
Community Ownership and Community Right to Buy - Recommendations to Ministers
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- Good Practice
Community Wealth Building - Useful References and Resources
These references and resources provide helpful information, guidance and advice on a range of issues relating to community wealth building and land rights and responsibilities, and to the actions set out in the Commission’s Community Wealth Building and Land guidance.
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- Good Practice
Community Wealth Building and Land Guidance
Our guidance on community wealth building sets out practical actions that public bodies can take to use and manage land productively and in the public interest.
1.48 MB
- Good Practice
Community benefits from investment in natural capital - A discussion paper
This discussion paper draws together our current thinking on some of the key questions about community benefits from investment in natural capital.
1.10 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Community funding models table
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- Housing & Development
Compulsory Sales Orders - a proposal from the Scottish Land Commission
A new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power could tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland.
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Countesswells, Aberdeen: a structure for community liaison
In the Countesswells development, the communities' liaison group became a proactive participant in the development and design process.
- Corporate
Crofting Reform Consultation Response
Response by the Scottish Land Commission to the Scottish Government's consultation on crofting reform
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Culduthel Community Woods
Culduthel Woods Group is undergoing the legal process of acquiring the ownership of currently ownerless woodland in Inverness.
Cumbernauld Living Landscapes Partnership – Natural Connections
A living landscape partnership approach to bring different landowners together to develop volunteer-led conservation
Dalmarnock: a masterplanning approach
Clyde Gateway is a public urban regeneration agency in Glasgow’s east end and Rutherglen, which worked on the South Dalmarnock Integrated Urban Infrastructure Framework masterplan to unlock development opportunities in an area of significant post-industrial decline and dereliction.
Dargavel, Renfrewshire
The Dargavel development demonstrates the importance of collaboration, masterplanning and upfront finance for infrastructure to unlock development land.
- Good Practice
Delivering Community Benefits from Land
This publication sets out good practice guidance for a responsible approach to delivering community benefits from land.
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- Governance & Ownership
Delivering Greater Benefits from Common Good Land and Buildings
Common Good assets in Scotland have the potential to deliver much greater public benefit than they do currently, according to this research report written for the Scottish Land Commission by researchers at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES).
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- Good Practice
Delivering Social & Economic Community Benefit from Land - FAQ
Some FAQ's about the publication Delivering Social & Economic Community Benefit from Land
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- Good Practice
Delivering community benefits from nature restoration projects in the Cairngorms National Park
A report looking at how community benefits are delivered from nature restoration work in the Cairngorms National Park by PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, Alys Daniels-Creasey.
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- Tenant Farming
Developing Business Incubators for Agriculture
Farm business incubators could help bring new entrants into agriculture in Scotland.
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- Good Practice
Developing an Engagement Plan for Decisions Relating to Land - Practice Guide
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- Good Practice
Developing an Engagement Plan for Decisions Relating to Land - Practice Guide - Annex 1 - Engagement Planning Matrix
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- Good Practice
Developing an Engagement Plan for Decisions Relating to Land - Practice Guide - Annex 2 - Engagement Planning Template
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- Good Practice
Diversification of Land Ownership and Tenure Guidance
Practical Guidance for Rural Land & Property Managers
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Doune Ponds – Managing the Land in Partnership: Moray Estates and Doune Community Woodland Group
A former gravel and sand quarry, Doune Ponds is a 40-acre Local Nature Reserve owned by Moray Estates and managed in partnership with Doune Community Woodland Group (DCWG) since 2014.
Dumfries Neighbourhood Street Design: Community empowerment
The Dumfries Neighbourhood Street Design project – led by Sustrans Scotland with Dumfries & Galloway Council and the community – transformed a once-neglected part of Dumfries town centre into a more liveable, inclusive and active travel-friendly neighbourhood through a collaborative design process.
East Lothian – An area-based study of a higher value and less affordable market
East Lothian Rural Voice was set up by rural stakeholders, including landowners and managers, to look for a partnership way forward with East Lothian Council for more investment in the countryside.
East Neuk Community Action Plan
East Neuk Community Action Plan is an aspirational initiative to develop a long term vision and strategy for East Neuk area of Fife
- Corporate
Equality Impact Assessment Strategic Plan 2020-23
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- Good Practice
Example Diversification Policy
Populated example of an organisations Diversification Policy
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- Tenant Farming
Example Schedule of Improvements
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Examples of the eligibility of items that might be included under the Amnesty
Examples of the eligibility of items that might be included under the Amnesty
- Good Practice
FAQs on Community Engagement in Land Use Decision-Making Protocol
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- Good Practice
FAQs on Diversification of Ownership & Negotiating Transfer of Land to Communities Protocols
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- Good Practice
FAQs on Protocols on Landownership by Charities and Private Trusts
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- Good Practice
FAQs on Responsible Natural Capital and Carbon Management Protocol
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Findrassie Master-planned Neighbourhood, Elgin
For the Findrassie master-planned development, Pitgaveny Estate has taken a longer-term, strategic approach to create a new neighbourhood in collaboration with the community, Moray Council and other key stakeholders.
Former Police Box Active Travel Hub – Vale of Leven Trust
An Active Travel Hub, set up in a former police box, providing equipment and skills to help locals gain more confidence to travel more actively.
Fort William 2040: better proposals, better outcomes
Wider community engagement on placemaking as part of the Fort William 2040 project coincided with engagement on a particularly significant development for the Fort William community.
France – Municipal management of collective ownership structures
In France, there is a core distinction between forest land and ‘other’ land (i.e. rural lands, farm land, etc.) which dates back to the French Revolution. In 2001, a new ‘Forest Law’ was passed in France, which introduced the expectation of forest owners to implement multifunctional forest plans, including responsibilities for providing access and environmental protection.
- Corporate
Gaelic Language Plan 2022-27
The Scottish Land Commission's first Gaelic Language Plan 2022-27
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- Corporate
Gaelic Language Plan Report 2022-23
The first of our annual reports on our Gaelic Language Plan, covering Jan 2022-Jan 2023.
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- Corporate
Gaelic Language Plan Report 2022-23 (Gaelic)
Seo a' chiad aithisg mu dheidhinn am Plana Ghàidhlig 2022-2027 againn, bho Faoi. 2022 gu Faoi. 2023.
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Germany – Municipal landownership and administration
The non-profit sector has a long tradition in Germany and it takes on greater significance for society, politics and economy than in many other countries. More recently, there has been growing concern about the need to change how public land is owned and administered, particularly in the current context of high demand for land and affordable housing in urban areas.
Glasgow Commonwealth Games Village – a lasting legacy
The Glasgow Commonwealth Games Village demonstrates how a public interest led development approach and wider regenerational activities can shape a new market and place where none existed before.
Glentress: Paving the way for planning consent
Glentress Forest is one of a number of forests in the Tweed Valley managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. It is at the forefront of their plans to ensure that important forest resources continue to be accessible to the public & offer a range of activities.
- Good Practice
Good Practice Casework and Enquiries
Casework Report (2020 - (2023)
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- Good Practice
Good Practice Programme Evaluation Report
An evaluation of the Good Practice Programme carried out in 2022.
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- Good Practice
Good Stewardship of Land - Supporting Information
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- Good Practice
Guidance on Sharing Information about Land Ownership and Management
Good Practice Guidance on Sharing Information about Land Ownership and Management
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Highland Council – Inverness City Living
Highland Council has devised an ambitious strategy for Inverness city centre, aiming to make it an area where people live and work, with green space and active travel routes.
Holm Hill – a new dawn for Newcastleton
The negotiated sale of 750 acres of land known as Holm Hill from Buccleuch’s Borders Estate to the Newcastleton and District Community Trust (NDCT) marks an exciting future for this community in the South of Scotland.
- Housing & Development
Housing Land Allocation, Assembly and Delivery: Lessons from Europe
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- Tenant Farming
Increasing the Availability of Farmland for New Entrants to Agriculture in Scotland
The James Hutton Institute was commissioned to investigate new models and structures to increase the availability of land for new entrants; provide practical guidance on existing joint venture models; identify barriers to succession and retirement; and develop a baseline for measuring success.
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- Good Practice
Information Map - Info for Communities
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- Good Practice
Information Map - Info for Land Owners
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Inverkeithing: Building quality, trust and community
Kingdom Housing Association’s highly praised phased regeneration project in Inverkeithing has engaged tenants and local residents in the design and decision-making process.
- Corporate
Island Communities Impact Assessment Strategic Plan 2020-23
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Issues with Inalienability: Portobello High School
The City of Edinburgh Council proposed to use Portobello Park as the site for the new Portobello High School. However the land was not designated as a possible site for a new school.
Killearn: three-way consultation
Although consultation was not a requirement for the Killearn housing development, the developer ensured that the local community was given the opportunity to positively influence the design.
- Good Practice
LRRS Review 2022 - Response to Scottish Government
The Scottish Land Commission's response to Scottish Government's 2022 review of the Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement.
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- Good Practice
LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme 2020-21 Overview Report
The overview report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme 2020-21
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- Good Practice
LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme Report - Outputs, learning & evaluation 2020-21
The report on the outputs, learning and evaluation from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Programme Report 2020-21
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Focus - Access to land for small scale ownership, management and use
The Scottish Land Commission sees significant potential for exploring how opportunities to access land for small scale ownership, management and use could be created.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Focus: Common Good Land
Scotland’s Common Good Funds are worth hundreds of millions of pounds. The Scottish Government has asked the Land Commission to look at how greater benefit could be delivered for communities through the Common Good.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Focus: International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership
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- Good Practice
- Governance & Ownership
Land Focus: Land Ownership by Trusts
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- Housing & Development
Land Focus: Land Value Capture
This briefing paper looks at land value capture, what it is and the Land Commission’s work.
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- Tax & Fiscal
Land Focus: Land Value Tax Briefing Paper
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- Housing & Development
Land Focus: Land for Housing and Development
This Land Focus paper explores the Commission's review of land for housing, which proposes five recommendations suggesting a new model where the public sector takes a leading role in the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Focus: Natural Capital and Land
In this Land Focus paper, we set out some of the key issues the Scottish Land Commission identifies in relation to natural capital, land, and a just transition.
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- Housing & Development
Land Focus: Option Agreements and the Housing Market – Why Transparency Matters
This discussion paper explores our latest commissioned research to better understand the case for improved transparency of option agreements and inform the delivery of NPF4.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Governance Futures - Towards Common Relationships
A discussion paper by Scottish Land Commission and Dark Matter Labs
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Lines - Balancing rights and interests in Scottish land reform
The seventh in our series of Land Lines discussion papers, by James Mure QC, looks at the current legal context of human rights law in Scotland and its implications for any new proposals addressing land ownership.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Lines - Benefits of and barriers to affordable tenanted croft housing
Housing built integral to the croft as a landlord’s improvement to it, on land under crofting tenure.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Lines - Carbon Markets, Public Interest and Landownership in Scotland
In this Land Lines discussion paper, Dr Jill Robbie and Dr Giedre Jokubauskaite explore the issues surrounding carbon markets, public interest and landownership in Scotland.
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- Tenant Farming
Land Lines - Encouraging agricultural land lettings in Scotland for the 21st century
This, the fourth paper in the Land Lines series, looks at ways to encourage agricultural land letting in Scotland with a particular focus on potential changes to taxation.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Lines - Human rights and the work of the Scottish Land Commission
In this, the fifth paper in the Land Lines series, Dr Kirsteen Shields looks at the opportunities provided by land reform for further realisation of economic, social and cultural human rights.
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- Housing & Development
Land Lines - Land Acquisition: Lessons for Scotland - A discussion paper
This, the sixth paper in the Land Lines series, Professor Tony Crook looks at examples of land acquisition in the Netherlands and Germany and the lessons that Scotland could learn.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Lines - Land: For the many, not the few? Limitations on the scale of land ownership
In this paper, the third in the Land Lines series, Peter Peacock looks at the scale of concentration of ownership of land in Scotland.
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- Governance & Ownership
Land Lines - Natural capital, carbon offsetting and land use
In this Land Lines discussion paper, Prof Dieter Helm looks at natural capital, carbon offsetting and land use in Scotland.
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- Housing & Development
Land Lines - The delivery of public interest led development in Scotland: A discussion paper
This, the second paper in the Land Lines series, Steven Tolson and Archie Rintoul look at the approaches adopted to achieve public interest led development in Scotland.
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- Housing & Development
Land Lines - The housing land market in Scotland: A discussion paper
The housing land market in Scotland: A discussion paper
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Land Management Planning – Scone Estates
This case study explores the approach taken to land management planning by Scone Estates.
Land Management Planning – Ardtornish
This case study explores the approach taken to land management planning by Ardtornish estate in Morvern, Lochaber.
Land Management Planning – Buccleuch Estates
This case study explores the approach taken to land management planning by Buccleuch Estates.
Land Management Planning – Crown Estate Scotland
This case study explores the approach taken to land management planning by Crown Estate Scotland.
Land Management Planning – JAHAMA Highland Estates
This case study explores the approach taken to land management planning by JAHAMA Highland Estates.
Land Management Planning – Loch Arkaig Pine Forest
This case study explores the approach taken to land management planning at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest.
Land Management Planning – Urras Oighreacht Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate Trust)
This case study explores the approach taken to land management planning by Urras Oighreacht Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate Trust) in Lewis.
Land Management Planning: John Muir Trust
This case study at the Trust's new Strategic Plan and how it balances priorities.
- Corporate
Land Reform Bill Consultation Response
The Scottish Land Commission has published its response to the Scottish Government's Land Reform Bill consultation.
250.20 KB
- Tax & Fiscal
Land Reform and Taxation - Advice to Scottish Ministers
This report sets out our advice on the role of taxation in supporting current land reform objectives. It aims to assist Ministers in considering the role of taxation in relation to land.
2.00 MB
- Tax & Fiscal
Land Value Tax Policy Options for Scotland
1.49 MB
- Tax & Fiscal
Land and Property Taxation in Scotland: Policy proposals for devolved taxes
1.22 MB
- Tax & Fiscal
Land and property taxation in Scotland: Initial scoping of options for reform
1.18 MB
- Housing & Development
Land for Housing: Towards a Public Interest Led Approach to Development
The Commission's review of land for housing proposes five recommendations suggesting a new model where the public sector takes a leading role in the housing land market to create places people want to live at prices they can afford.
3.97 MB
- Tenant Farming
Late Payment of Rent – Important Advice to Tenants
134.98 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Legislative proposals to address the impact of Scotland’s concentration of land ownership - A discussion paper
563.13 KB
L’Arche de La Nature: A forest for the many
The L’Arche de la Nature municipal forest in Le Mans, France has parallels for community forestry in Scotland.
- Tenant Farming
Mediation in the Tenant Farming Sector - Lessons and Feedback from a Pilot Scheme
This report discusses some of the lessons learned about mediation in the tenant farming sector through the trial of four pilot mediations supported by the Scottish Land Commission.
331.69 KB
Mexico – Communal agrarian tenure (Ejido system)
Mexico has a long history of development of policies with regards to land tenure. One example is ejidos, now effectively a form of social and private property that contain a mix of individually parcelled land (made possible by the 1992 reform) and some land which is held and used communally.
- Tenant Farming
Mock tenant farming mediation info & sign up sheet
Mock mediation information and sign up form
567.99 KB
- Tenant Farming
Model Agreement for Amnesty of Tenant's Improvements
67.75 KB
- Tenant Farming
Model Amnesty Notice (Section 114 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016
69.98 KB
- Tenant Farming
Model Forms for an Amnesty Agreement - Covering Note
142.37 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Municipal Forests vs Community Woodlands – Three case studies in Le Mans (France) and Inverness (Scotland)
1.61 MB
- Good Practice
NFUS LRRS Self-Assessment Report
National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS)'s report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21
812.65 KB
- Tenant Farming
National Access Forum (NAF) Scotland - Guidance Note on the Use of Mediation for Access
Guidance Note on the potential use of professional mediation as a tool to help local authorities and National Park Authorities, Local Access Forums (LAFs), land owners/managers and access takers.
803.22 KB
National Student Award Application Form
103.11 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Natural Capital and Land Reform: Next Steps for a Just Transition. Advice to Scottish Ministers - June 2023
1.00 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Natural Capital and Land Reform: Next Steps for a Just Transition. Executive Summary - June 2023
52.55 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Natural Capital and Land: Recommendations for a Just Transition - Advice to Scottish Ministers June 2022
1.46 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Natural Capital and Land: Recommendations for a Just Transition - Summary
Natural Capital and Land: Recommendations for a Just Transition - Summary of advice to Ministers
82.84 KB
Natural Course
Natural Course is a nine-year EU LIFE Integrated Project based in northwest England that is a collaboration between public, private and third sector organisations funded by EU grant and match funding.
- Governance & Ownership
Natural Resource Governance - Case Studies
Case studies compiled by The Centre for Local Economic Strategies: Eleanor Radcliffe, Sean Benstead, Charlie Murphy, Joseph Tupling, Naomi Mason
3.71 MB
Norway – Municipal ownership and commonage
The history of common landownership and governance in Norway is extensive and predates legal structures, but it is considered to have fostered a ‘co-owner’ agrarian system and society.
- Good Practice
- Housing & Development
Opportunities for public involvement in the Scottish planning system
147.90 KB
Orkney & Islands – An area-based study of a diverse rural area
The challenges of housing delivery in Orkney are not necessarily unique compared to other rural areas but can be magnified by the island setting.
- Corporate
Plana Gaidhlig Coimisean Fearainn na h-Alba 2022-27
Am Plana Gaidhlig Coimisean Fearainn na h-Alba 2022-27
444.36 KB
- Corporate
Plana Ro-Innleachdail 2020-23 GAIDHLIG
2.95 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Principles for Natural Resource Governance - Research Summary
Summary of Analysis of mechanisms and governance approaches to securing public value from natural resources report by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies
6.81 MB
- Corporate
Programme of Work
Programme of Work - Updated June 2019
1.29 MB
- Corporate
Programme of Work 2020-23
Annex 1 to the Strategic Plan 2020-23
70.72 KB
- Corporate
Programme of Work 2022-23
Programme of Work - Updated April 2022
330.47 KB
- Corporate
Programme of Work 2023-2025
Annex 1 to the Strategic Plan 2023-26
1.06 MB
- Corporate
Programme of Work 2023-2025 - Gaelic Version
Annex 1 to Strategic Plan 2023-26 - Gaelic Version
1.06 MB
Queens Park Recreation Ground, Crosshill, Glasgow
South Seeds aims to create a socially engaging sustainable hub within Govanhill - one of the most densely populated and deprived areas in Scotland.
- Good Practice
ROUTE MAP FOR LANDOWNERS: Opportunities for more diverse ownership, management and use of land
313.00 KB
RSPB Insh Marshes Nature Reserve
A long-term vision is being developed to transform RSPB Insh Marshes into a prime example of a better-connected floodplain and less modified river system
Raining Stairs, Inverness
Redevelopment of derelict land brings affordable housing back into Inverness city centre
Re-use Hub in a long-term vacant building - New Cumnock Development Trust
New Cumnock Development Trust plan to bring an empty town centre building back into use as a viable social enterprise.
- Good Practice
Recommendations to Scottish Government on the Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement
The Scottish Land Commission has reviewed the draft Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement with regard to the likely impact and effectiveness of the draft statement and offered recommendations to Scottish Ministers.
193.29 KB
- Housing & Development
Recommendations to Scottish Government on the consultation of the Future of the Scottish Planning System
The Scottish Land Commission has reviewed the likely impact and effectiveness of proposals contained in the consultation in relation to what we understand to be their intended outcomes, and have offered recommendations to Scottish Ministers.
150.60 KB
- Good Practice
Recommendations to Scottish Government on the consultation on guidance for engaging communities in decisions relating to land
The Scottish Land Commission has reviewed the likely impact and effectiveness of the guidance on engaging communities in decisions relating to land as contained in the consultation in relation to what we understand to be its intended outcomes, and has offered recommendations to Scottish Ministers.
184.37 KB
- Tenant Farming
Removing Barriers to Tree Planting by Tenants
This publication from the TFC discusses the steps that would need to be taken to make it easier for current tenants to plant trees.
216.21 KB
- Corporate
Research Ethics Policy
184.34 KB
- Corporate
Research Quality Assurance Policy
157.41 KB
- Tenant Farming
Research Report: Progress made since Scottish Land Commission review of agents in 2018
Assessment of the progress made since 2018 relating to the outcomes from the Scottish Land Commission review of Agents.
269.62 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Research on interventions to manage land markets and limit the concentration of land ownership elsewhere in the world
This research report looks at international approaches to limiting scale and concentration of land ownership.
1.07 MB
- Housing & Development
Residential development land prices and house prices
2.56 MB
- Good Practice
- Governance & Ownership
Responsible Natural Capital and Carbon Management Protocol
This protocol sets out practical expectations for new and existing landowners, managers and investors to ensure that their approach to natural capital and carbon management recognises their responsibilities, as well as their rights, in relation to land and contributes to a just transition.
263.00 KB
- Housing & Development
Reusing Vacant and Derelict Land: Case Studies
Case studies demonstrating how vacant and derelict land can successfully be reused
3.25 MB
- Tenant Farming
Review of Buccleuch Estate Agricultural Tenancy Negotiations
422.72 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Review of France's SAFER Land Market Interventions
A report to the Scottish Land Commission
3.39 MB
- Housing & Development
Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of VDL - March 2022 Update
An updated Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of Vacant and Derelict Land carried out by Ryden - published in March 2022.
1.64 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Review of International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership of Land
1.19 MB
Rothiemurchus – A cross subsidy model
The Rothiemurchus Estate has worked with four local families and the Highland Small Communities Housing Trust (HSCHT) to develop a no subsidy housing model on the brownfield site.
- Governance & Ownership
Rural Land Market Data Analysis Report
1.04 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Rural Land Market Data Analysis Report - Estate Sales Data
424.94 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Rural Land Market Data Analysis Report - Farmland and Forestry Sales Data
2.02 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Rural Land Market Insights Report - 2024
An overview of the rural land market in Scotland in 2023 exploring the main drivers in the market.
2.35 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Rural Land Market Report 2020-2022
Analysis of land sales data 2020-2022
9.46 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023
An overview of the rural land market in Scotland in 2022 exploring the main drivers in the market.
768.75 KB
- Good Practice
SLE LRRS Self-Assessment Report
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE's) report from the LRRS Self-Assessment Pilot Project 2020-21
380.20 KB
- Governance & Ownership
SRUC Report - Review of the effectiveness of current community ownership mechanisms
1.23 MB
- Governance & Ownership
SRUC Report - Review of the effectiveness of current community ownership mechanisms - Appendices
334.96 KB
- Good Practice
SURF Report - Land and Communities: Beyond the Echo Chambers
This report is the result of a collaboration between Scotland’s Regeneration Forum (SURF) and the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to consider the practical potential for realising the Scottish Government’s vision of a strong and dynamic relationship between Scotland’s land and its people. In particular, the Commission sought to engage SURF’s experience and networks to explore assets and challenges; and varied partner perspectives in the interlinked complexity of the urban context.
1.19 MB
Savills involvement in Community Engagement
Savills established a way to work with land owners and managers, new to the concepts and processes around engagement, to deliver it effectively making use of the Commission's Protocols and Route Map.
- Governance & Ownership
Scale & Concentration: Investigation into the issues associated with scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland
Evidence report following an investigation into the impacts of scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland. The report follows a call for evidence by the Commission last year, for anyone with experience of living or working in parts of Scotland where most of the land is owned by a small number of people, to share their experiences.
747.92 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Scale and Concentration: Overview of the evidence report and recommendations
Short summary of the Investigation into the issues associated with Large Scale and Concentrated Land Ownership in Scotland and the Recommendations to Scottish Ministers.
37.90 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Scale and Concentration: Report to Ministers - Review of scale and concentration of land ownership
This report sets out the Commission’s conclusions and recommendations from our review into issues associated with scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland.
293.78 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Scale and Concentration: Research review - The effects associated with concentrated and large scale land ownership in Scotland
A review by SRUC of previous literature and a descriptive analysis of Scotland’s current pattern of landownership.
809.18 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Scale and Concentration: Response from Ministers
98.73 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Scotland's Rural Land Market - Insights Report
Scotland's Rural Land Market Insights Report, April 2022
750.18 KB
- Housing & Development
Scottish Futures Trust - Enabling Infrastructure - Interim Report
844.49 KB
- Good Practice
Scottish Land Commission Consultation response on Future Grant Funding for Forestry 2023
The Scottish Land Commission's response to the public consultation on Future Grant Funding for Forestry 2023.
406.88 KB
- Corporate
Scottish Land Commission Framework Agreement
Framework Agreement
276.67 KB
- Good Practice
- Corporate
Scottish Land Commission Virtual Public Meeting Web Links
A list of the web links provided in the chat box of our Virtual Public Meetings.
111.82 KB
- Housing & Development
Scottish Land Commission's Response to NPF4 Call for Ideas
297.74 KB
Shettleston Growing Project
Shettleston Growing Project have used reclaimed contaminated land to provide an urban garden for the community
Sleat Community Trust
Sleat Community Trust (SCT) on the Isle of Skye purchased forest from Forestry Commission Scotland with a mixture of income from the local community, grant and loan funding.
- Corporate
Strategic Environmental Assessment Pre-screening Strategic Plan 2020-23
144.81 KB
- Corporate
Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021
Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021
1.44 MB
- Corporate
Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021 GAELIC
Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021 GAELIC
1.41 MB
- Corporate
Strategic Plan 2020-23
Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2020-23
3.59 MB
- Corporate
Strategic Plan 2023-2026
Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2023-2026
4.16 MB
- Corporate
Strategic Plan 2023-2026 - Gaelic
Scottish Land Commission Strategic Plan 2023-2026 - Gaelic
3.64 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Summary - Legislative proposals to address the impact of Scotland's concentration of land ownership
233.70 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Summary of Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023
A summary of the Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023.
2.36 MB
- Governance & Ownership
Summary of Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2024
A summary of the Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2024.
1.00 MB
- Tenant Farming
Summary: Review of Agents Report (2024)
A summary of the key findings from the 2024 Review of Agents report by Research Resource.
544.98 KB
- Good Practice
- Housing & Development
Support for Community Engagement
444.06 KB
- Tenant Farming
TFC Final Amnesty Agreement Guidance
105.49 KB
- Tenant Farming
TFC Form 1 - Intention to Relinquish
110.96 KB
- Tenant Farming
TFC Form 2 - Relinquishment Acceptance
62.92 KB
- Tenant Farming
TFC Guidance on Fixed Equipment
2.41 MB
- Tenant Farming
TFC Guide to General Statutory Compliance on Agricultural Holdings
705.98 KB
- Tenant Farming
TFC Interim Guide to Securing Tradeable Carbon Credits in an Agricultural Holdings Situation
159.18 KB
- Tenant Farming
TFC Panel of Valuers
110.34 KB
- Good Practice
Templates for Transparency of Ownership
219.37 KB
- Tenant Farming
Tenants' Improvements Amnesty - Supplementary Guidance
178.93 KB
- Housing & Development
The Case for Change: A New Approach to Assessing the Benefits of the Productive Reuse of Land
Scotland needs a new approach to assessing the benefits of the reuse of land
1.27 MB
- Housing & Development
The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland
8.95 MB
- Housing & Development
The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland - Savills Toolkit
137.52 KB
- Good Practice
- Housing & Development
The Value of Early Engagement in Planning
2.34 MB
- Good Practice
- Housing & Development
The Value of Early Engagement in Planning Report Summary
425.45 KB
- Governance & Ownership
The range, nature and applicability of funding models to support community land ownership
696.02 KB
Thorlux
Thorlux, a manufacturer of industrial and commercial lighting, purchased land to afforest for carbon offsetting purposes in Devauden, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Threave Nature Reserve
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) owns Threave Nature Reserve, a former dairy farm, and manages the land in partnership with Galloway Glens Partnership Scheme (GGLP), a coalition of multiple local and specialist organisations.
Timber Eiggxport
Community landowners Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust have worked with Scottish Forestry to design a Forest Plan which includes a phased programme of harvesting over 20 years to make sustainable use of the forest.
Timber Transport Forum – Developing consultation and engagement guidance
The Timber Transport Forum was one of the first sectors to develop its own guidance on engaging communities in decisions relating to land, as recommended by Scottish Government.
- Good Practice
- Housing & Development
Transparency of option agreements - Report by The Diffley Partnership
The research aimed to help the Scottish Land Commission to understand how much or how little information is available on land optioned for housing development in Scotland.
1.05 MB
Trees for Life
Trees for Life is an environmental charity which owns and manages Dundreggan Estate in Glenmoriston. Its vision is for revitalised wild forestry in the Highlands of Scotland, providing space for wildlife to flourish and communities to thrive.
- Governance & Ownership
- Corporate
Understanding Land and Inequality
The role of land in contributing to sustainable and economic growth in Scotland
192.45 KB
- Governance & Ownership
Understanding the Benefits of Diversification in Ownership, Tenure, and Control
Alms Economics - Understanding the Benefits of Diversification in Ownership, Tenure, and Control
413.94 KB
Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn – Galson Estate Trust
Established in 2007 to manage the Galson Estate on the Isle of Lewis for and on behalf of the community.
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Recommendations - Ministerial Response
167.44 KB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden
1.49 MB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 1
27.72 KB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 2 (part a)
916.24 KB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 2 (part b)
826.29 KB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 2 (part c)
1.20 MB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Report - Ryden - Appendix 3
446.61 KB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Statement of Intent
2.03 MB
- Housing & Development
Vacant and Derelict Land in Scotland: Assessing the Impact of Vacant and Derelict Land on Communities
This report explores the harmful effects of vacant and derelict land (VDL) on communities and proposes an analytical framework which could be used by local authorities to assess the harmful impact of VDL sites.
848.50 KB
Village Farm Site, Tarland
The landowner, the MacRobert Trust, and the Tarland Community Housing project team have been working in partnership to unlock this stalled site.
West Harris Trust
The West Harris Trust was formed in 2008 to purchase three crofting estates belonging to the Scottish Government.
- Governance & Ownership
What is happening in Scotland's Rural Land Market - A summary
Summary of what is happening in Scotland's rural land market and why
177.08 KB
Winchburgh: building long term community relationships
The Winchburgh project is a substantial extension to a small existing settlement in West Lothian where the lead developer has put great emphasis on community engagement.
Wishawhill Wood Pump Track, Wishaw
Creating a world-class community facility on a vacant and derelict site providing a place where young people are welcome and are free to learn new biking skills
- Good Practice
Young Scot report - Young People and their Local Urban Areas
Young Scot and Scottish Land Commission established a partnership to explore how young people understand, perceive and have a connection with their local urban areas. This partnership used a co-design approach to explore insights from a broad range of young people about land and buildings in cities and towns.
1.98 MB
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