Scottish Land Commission

The Scottish Land Commission has published a new Route Map to help make sure communities gain real and lasting benefits from nature restoration and investment in Scotland’s natural environment. The Route Map is a guide for landowners, developers, and investors. It shows how to involve local co

A new online guide details examples of how good governance and collaboration are improving land management. The Governance Guide, published by the Scottish Land Commission, aims to demystify governance – the structures and processes that shape how land is owned and managed – and make it

The Scottish Land Commission is inviting planning and housing professionals and community groups to an online briefing to hear directly from the Communities Housing Trust (CHT) about how it successfully unlocked land for housing in a remote rural community. This event will highlight the crucial role

Land acquisition by public bodies has a stronger role to play to address Scotland’s rural housing crisis, according to a new report issued by the Scottish Land Commission. The report outlines key actions needed to ensure a steady supply of land for much-needed rural housing, using publicly own

The Scottish Land Commission has proposed changes to the Land Reform Bill, currently being considered by Holyrood. The bill introduces some important new steps to increase transparency, widen ownership opportunities, and regulate large land holdings in the public interest, including:

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced three appointments to the Scottish Land Commission. Dr Lucy Beattie and Dr Calum MacLeod have been appointed as land commissioners and Robert Black as the tenant farming commissioner of the Scottish Land Commission.

Ministers have welcomed parliamentary approval of three new proposed commissioners to the Scottish Land Commission (SLC). Ministers selected Dr Lucy Beattie and Dr Calum MacLeod as land commissioners and Robert Black as tenant farming commissioner at the Scottish Land Commission, following their rec

Professor Gillian Black explains why the Scottish Law Commission is looking at reform of civil remedies for domestic abuse. With over 61,934 incidents of domestic abuse recorded by Police Scotland in the year 2022 to 2023 (of which 81 per cent involving a female victim and a male suspected perpetrat

The Scottish Land Commission has launched Land Links, a new webinar series designed to boost awareness of land reform and land rights. The series of 45-minute webinars are free to join with the first session at 7pm on Tuesday 29 October providing background on why land reform matters with future ses

The Scottish Land Commission has published its response to the Call for Views on the Land Reform Bill issued by the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee. Michael Russell, chair of the Scottish Land Commission, said: “We welcome the Land Reform Bill, introduced b

An opportunity exists to build on the “continuity of the commitment and policy of Land Reform” that is shared by a majority of Scotland including a majority in the Scottish Parliament, Michael Russell, chair of the Scottish Land Commission has said. Mr Russell, who was appointed to

Landowners and managers within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park came together to discuss good practices and help stimulate fresh thinking to ensure Scotland’s land is managed responsibly.

Former SNP president Michael Russell has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Land Commission, amid claims of corruption. The role of the commission is to advise the Scottish government on an ongoing programme of land reform, and to provide leadership for change in culture and practice.

The Scottish Land Commission has introduced fresh guidelines that emphasise the importance of community-centred land use decisions. As demand for rural land in Scotland continues to rise, driven in part by the emerging potential of natural capital, this new guidance provides a set of fundamental pri

A human geography student at the James Hutton Institute and the University of Aberdeen has won the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award for 2023. PhD student Roz Corbett will use the £1,000 grant award to undertake stakeholder participation research into her doctoral thesis