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Landmark decision paves the way for the Knocknagael charity to take the Scottish Government owned green field at Knocknagael into community ownership

12 September 2023

Following a detailed and lengthy process, an independent panel has recommended that the original decision to refuse the asset transfer be overturned, subject to a number of conditions, and Scottish Government ministers have accepted this recommendation.

A photo of white washed houses on the foreshore of the Isle of Gigha with green fields, gorse and conifers behind.

John Watt – reflections on 25 years of land reform

24 August 2023

John Watt reflects on his long career working in Scottish community development and land reform, the progress that has been made and the challenges that remain.

The Credibility Gap for Green Finance

18 August 2023

This research and analysis critiques the ‘green finance gap’. Written by Jon Hollingdale, an independent forestry and land use consultant and researcher, who has worked in Scottish community forestry since 1999.

Post-Monopoly Rural Land Ownership: four case studies

20 July 2023

Community Land Scotland has published research by Professor Mike Danson on the impact of community land ownership in locations which were previously under monopoly ownership.