Scottish Land Commission

In the fifth in the Scottish Land Commission's ‘Land &’ blog series, senior policy officer David Stewart explores why land for housing matters for much more than homes – it has an impact on the economy, the environment, and the wellbeing of everyone in Scotland. Land for housin

Significant reform is needed to the way land is brought forward for housing and development if Scotland is to build the houses it needs, according to the Scottish Land Commission. Publishing a review and recommendations to Scottish Ministers about land for housing – the culmination of two year

An architecture student at Edinburgh University has won the Scottish Land Commission’s national student award for 2021. Final year student Harry Whitmore will use the £1,000 award to undertake research into urban development and the role of community arts organisations to focus and drive

The opening of a new £50 million Scottish Government fund to help transform thousands of hectares of vacant and derelict land across Scotland signals a commitment to tackling the legacy blighting communities, according to the Scottish Land Commission. Scotland has almost 11,000 hectares of vac

Three new legislative measures to modernise land ownership in Scotland have been proposed in a new discussion paper published today.

Taxes on land and property could serve as a powerful tool for helping Scotland develop a robust, resilient wellbeing economy, according to a new report published today for the Scottish Land Commission.

Clear expectations on the management of Common Good land by local authorities will help make the most of this unique form of ownership for communities, according to the latest protocol from the Scottish Land Commission.

The Scottish Land Commission has set out a series of proposals to the Scottish Government about how Regional Land Use Partnerships might function to deliver on Scotland’s big ambitions on climate action and help support green economic recovery.

Professor David Adams and Megan MacInnes have been reappointed as Scottish Land Commissioners. Land reform secretary Roseanna Cunningham MSP made the announcement of their reappointment this week.

Derelict land is a wasted resource that should help to deliver national ambitions for a fair and green recovery, a national taskforce said today.

Bold action is needed to transform Scotland’s economy to achieve a ‘fair and green recovery’ following COVID-19 and the ways we own and use land are central to this, according to the Scottish Land Commission’s new three-year strategic plan.

Decisions made about land that consider the long-term impact on people’s lives, the environment and local community, will result in greater public benefit, according to a new Land Rights and Responsibilities Protocol published by the Scottish Land Commission.

The Scottish Land Commission has published its interim report which will form the basis of advice to the Scottish Government on the establishment of new Regional Land Use Partnerships. The report sets out the emerging direction of the Commission’s proposals, informed by stakehol

The business model used by most large UK private housebuilders cannot deliver the necessary level of rural housing in Scotland, according to a new report. Published today by Savills for the Scottish Land Commission, ‘The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland’, has

Guidance published this week by the Scottish Land Commission argues that wellbeing should be a central consideration when assessing the business case for developing vacant or derelict land. There are an estimated 11,000 hectares of such land nationally and much of it sits in areas with the greatest