Join a Community Landowner Meet Up!

Join a site visit and meet-up on Thursday 7 March 2024 for community landowners and those soon to purchase land or buildings. This will be hosted by Barmulloch Community Development Company.  Meet at Barmulloch Residents Centre at 10:30 for teas and coffees,

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Blog: Understanding Urban Community Landownership

A blog sharing learning from our urban action research project Scotland has a long history of community landownership.  We are celebrating 100 years since the first buyout in Stornoway town, and Knoydart will be reflecting on 25 years of landownership

Learning from Local Place Plans

Sharing community experiences Communities have a new right to produce their own land use plans called “Local Place Plans”. Kinning Park Complex and Wester Hailes Community Trust completed some of the first Local Place Plans in 2022. While there are guides on preparing a

Join us for a Community Landowner meet-up!

We are hosting a site visit and meet-up on Wednesday 15 November 2023, for community landowners and those soon to purchase land or buildings. Join us to explore The Pyramid after it’s first round of renovations and meet other community

Training for Community Landowners in Glasgow

Intensive training available this Autumn  Community landowners implement the needs, aspirations and energy of their communities,  while also running financially successful organisations.  This community-led approach is one of the main strengths of the community land model but it can also

Research on Diverse Groups and Community Ownership

We have commissioned Community Enterprise to carry out research on experiences of people from ethnic minority backgrounds in community ownership of buildings and land.  Please complete the survey using the link below,  and get in touch if you have any questions.  Research

Call for Action on the Land Reform Bill 2023

We have concerns that, as it stands, the Land Reform Bill will fail to deliver any of its proposed outcomes and will not match the ambitious language of party election manifestos. We set out the four core issues which need

Community Land Week 2023

Community Land Week returns this year in an expanded celebration that will run from the 13th to the 29th of October for the fifth Scotland-wide festival of community landowners.

Learning from Local Place Plans

Friday 19 May * 10:00 – 13:00
Monday 22 May * 13:00 – 16:00
Two events about Learning from Local Place Plans – hosted by communities who have completed Local Place Plans!