Research and reports

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.

Repeopling Emptied Places

Centenary reflections on the significance and the enduring legacy of the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919

Land Focus: Land Ownership by Trusts

The Scottish Government asked the Land Commission to look at ownership of land by charities and trusts and consider potential impacts on the public interest. This Land Focus paper aims to set out information about trust status in land ownership and some of the associated issues to consider.

Scale and Concentration: Research review on 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.

Scale and Concentration: Report to Ministerson the 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.

Scale and 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.

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).

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.