THE Scottish Government must take a “much more radical” approach to land reform, an expert has said after SNP president Michael Russell…
over the weekend, the former constitution secretary criticised the 3000-hectare limit at which, under current Government plans, land sales in Scotland will trigger a public interest test.
“Highlands and Islands Enterprise – hardly a revolutionary organisation – has suggested 1000 hectares and theMichael Russell: The time has come. Here's what we must do to turbocharge land reform Proposals for a public interest test on sales of key community assets came from Dr Calum MacLeod, a land reform expertHe went on: “The Government now needs to make good on that call by committing to the 500 hectares ‘trigger’ threshold for the public interest test and ensuring that the test can also be applied to assets of community significance in urban areas.
Villalba said that 3000 hectares – which is equivalent to 30 square kilometres or around 7400 acres – is “so vast and would affect so few landowners that it would hardly address the issue at all”.
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