The Scottish Land Commission is to host a series of virtual public meetings to explore future local land use and address issues raised by residents and businesses.

The first event will focus on Edinburgh and aims to address a wide range of topics, including:

• modernising land ownership

• transforming vacant and derelict land

• housing

• land rights and responsibilities

• and the work of the Tenant Farming Commissioner.

This will be followed up with similar events across Caithness and Sutherland to Dumfries and Galloway, and Aberdeen to Skye, Raasay and Wester Ross.


Speaking about the upcoming events, Chair of the Scottish Land Commission, Andrew Thin, said: "Land is at the heart of Scotland's identity, economy and communities, so it matters that it is owned and used in a fair and productive way.

"We are keen to meet with people across the country to discuss the work we are doing to deliver change so that the ownership and use of land realises Scotland's potential.

"We want to speak with as many people as possible and are using online meetings to make that happen. Advances in technology have made virtual meetings much more accessible to a majority of the population, and we would encourage people to join us from the comfort of their own home to discuss how we can make more of Scotland's land for Scotland's people."

The free event is being held online on Wednesday 17 May 2023 at 7:00 pm and all Edinburgh residents are welcome to attend.