I've published an Insights Series report on Community Empowerment and the draft Land Reform Bill: Scotland's model of community empowerment, and community landownership specifically, is premised on community groups proactively addressing their needs. However, there is very little provision for community empowerment in the draft?Land Reform Bill 2024. What could strengthen proactive communities within the Land Reform Bill proposals? A community site designation, such as a 'Site of Community Significance', could reinforce the long term Scottish Government commitment to supporting communities to address their land needs. Such a designation would provide an initial proactive marker of community land need to engage in the provisions of the Bill. It could also better integrate the proposals of this Bill with the wider set of policies like Community Right to Buy and Local Place Plans, moving towards simplification, integration, and strengthening of an increasingly complex community empowerment policy framework. https://lnkd.in/etAh7WAp #landreform #communityempowerment #scotland #ACV #planning #communities #localplaceplans #communityrighttobuy
Our 2nd edition of the RPC Insights Series! Carey Doyle explores how a 'Sites of Community Significance' designation within the Land Reform Bill could better support the land needs of communities. Visit the Rural Exchange to read the full report - https://lnkd.in/emb4zM4E
