Research and reports

The Case for Change: A New Approach to Assessing the Benefits of the Productive Reuse of Land

This report sets out a case for change, introducing a new approach to assessing the full economic benefits of the productive reuse of land.

Toolkit: The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

Toolkit accompanying The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland report.

The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

The findings of this study show that greater facilitation and support, better approaches to rural planning and community engagement, improved private and public sector engagement together with support for new models and approaches would help support the delivery of more homes and better places across rural Scotland.

Report summary: The Value of Early Engagement in Planning

Summary of the Value of Early Engagement in Planning report.

The Value of Early Engagement in Planning

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the value, in a development context, of early conversations with the Scottish communities about significant land use changes.

Residential development land prices and house prices

The University of Reading has been asked by the Scottish Land Commission to produce this paper investigating the relationship between housing development land prices and house prices in order to clarify whether high house prices cause high residential land prices or the other way around.

An Investigation into Land Banking in Scotland

This report explores the issues and tries to unpick them with the benefit of Glenigan planning permission data, as well as Registers of Scotland landownership data, amongst other evidence.

Scottish Land Commission's Response to NPF4 Call for Ideas

Scottish Land Commission's Response to NPF4 Call for Ideas

Land Focus: International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership

Drawing on a series of in-depth international case studies, this research raises new ideas and thinking – not just about community ownership, but our wider approach to the governance of land ownership, use, and rights in Scotland.

Review of International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership of Land

This research was commissioned to provide an overview of relevant forms of community, communal and municipal landownership in other countries, and suggest how lessons from international experiences could be applicable in Scotland.

The range, nature and applicability of funding models to support community land ownership

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to scope the range of funding models available to, and being used by, community landowning groups.

Community Engagement Baseline Surveys Report 2019

The effectiveness of the Scottish Government guidance must be assessed three years after publication. The Commission has carried out two surveys, one for landowners and one for communities, to establish a baseline understanding of the level of awareness and participation in engagement activities.