Toolkits and guides

Practical resources to support land ownership, use, and management

Our toolkits and guides give landowners, managers, professionals, communities and public bodies the practical support they need to make good decisions about land. This page brings together all of our resources in one place, making it easy to find and apply the guidance that’s relevant to you.


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    6437bc8f381bf Guidance on Sharing Information about Land Ownership and Management
    Guidance

    Guidance on sharing information about land ownership and management

    This guide provides information on how to create and share a summary of information about land ownership and management to help communities understand key information about your landholding(s), including buildings.

    6543cd753405a FA Qs on Community Benefits
    Guidance
    FAQ

    FAQs on Delivering social and economic community benefit from land

    FAQ's on the publication Delivering social and economic community benefit from Land

    6426b05a6c120 EVALUATION OF GOOD PRACTICE PROGRAMME
    Research and reports

    Good Practice Programme evaluation report

    An evaluation of the Good Practice Programme carried out in 2022.

    62e3abb60328f FA Qs on Responsible Natural Capital and Carbon Management Protocol
    Guidance
    Protocol

    FAQs on Responsible natural capital and carbon management protocol

    FAQs on Responsible natural capital and carbon management protocol.

    623c1b6ea6fdf Community Wealth Building References and Resources List
    Guidance

    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.

    623c19fcb8c2d Scottish Land Commission Community Wealth Building and Land Guidance
    Guidance

    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.

    5fc81256c56ed Info Map Landowners FINAL
    Guidance

    Information about communities: A guide for landowners

    This guide is designed to support landowners and managers who are looking for information about their local community and organisations that support communities.

    5fc8122d065e6 Info Map Communities FINAL
    Guidance

    Information about land: A guide for communities

    This guide is designed to support communities and individuals who are looking for information about land in Scotland.

    6262a1127f0fc Good Stewardship of Land Supporting Information
    Guidance
    Protocol

    Good Stewardship of Land - Supporting Information

    This guide supports our Protocol on Good Stewardship of Land, which sets out our expectations for the good stewardship of land management across Scotland.

    5f33c0c6dc666 FA Qs on LRRS Protocols on Diversification of Ownership and on Negotiating Transfer of Land to Communities
    Protocol
    Guidance

    FAQs on diversification of ownership and negotiating transfer of land to communities protocols

    FAQs on diversification of ownership and negotiating transfer of land to communities protocols.

    5f33bef88bcac LANDOWNERS ROUTE MAP final
    Route map
    Guidance

    Route map: Opportunities for more diverse ownership, management and use of land

    This route map sets out practical steps that owners of land can take to achieve a more diverse pattern of land ownership, management and use.

    5f242224636e9 FA Qs on Community Engagement in Land Use Decision Making Protocol
    Protocol
    Guidance

    FAQs on Community engagement in land use decision-making protocol

    FAQs on community engagement in land use decision-making protocol.

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