Understanding what’s happening with Scotland’s land

8 October, 2020

Delivering more homes and better places in Scotland

In this guest blog, Dr Gareth James summarises the findings from "Delivering more homes and better places: Lessons from policy and practice in Scotland," a report co-produced with the Housing and Place Delivery Forum and jointly published by CaCHE and the Scottish Land Commission, published today as part of our Review of Land for Housing and Development.

2 October, 2020

Upsurge in tree planting putting land in demand

Planting trees isn’t new, but tree planting as a climate change mitigation measure has taken off in recent years. The upsurge in interest in this has led to a related increase in the Scottish Government’s tree planting targets – and associated funding.

1 October, 2020

Re-use derelict land to support economic growth and wellbeing, says Taskforce

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

30 September, 2020

We must up the pace and scale of change!

In this blog, Scottish Land Commission Chair, Andrew Thin, looks at how we can rethink the way we own, manage and use land to support a fair and green recovery.

28 September, 2020

Bold reform is needed to realise Scotland’s potential

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 published today.

23 September, 2020

Balancing Land Rights and Responsibilities

Head of Land Rights and Responsibilities Emma Cooper explores the balancing act required between land rights and responsibilities and how we can use the Land Rights & Responsibilities Statement.

9 September, 2020

Whose space? Whose heritage?

Building on the recent blog ‘Human Rights and Land Reform: A springboard for future resilience’, Cath Denholm – Executive Director of Corporate Services, Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Deputy Chair, NatureScot – explores the concept of who nature and heritage belong to in defining a post-Covid recovery.

2 September, 2020

Land Commission learns from TFC experience

The Tenant Farming Commissioner explores the role of our Land Rights & Responsibilities Protocols for land owners, managers and users in the agricultural sector in his latest blog.