Community Engagement Obligations and draft large land holdings guidance under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025

You don’t need to answer every question in this consultation—just respond to the ones you wish to.

Questions on Community Engagement Obligations seek views on the regulations and guidance that will establish community engagement obligations for owners of large landholdings. These are likely to be of particular interest to:

• community bodies and community organisations
• landowners and land managers
• tenant farming, crofting and rural stakeholder organisations
• local authorities
• environmental organisations
• public bodies with an interest in land use and community development
• anyone with an interest in how land is owned, managed and used.

The page 'Large Landholdings - 'Check if you have a large landholding' draft guidance' seeks views on draft guidance to support people in identifying whether land falls within the definition of a large landholding under the Act. These questions are likely to be of particular interest to:

• private, public and community landowners and land managers
• legal professionals
• land agents and professional advisers
• representative bodies for landowners

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Some questions on the ‘About you’ page are mandatory. Once those are completed, you can submit your response.