Community Rights to Buy: overview

Guidance on Community Rights to Buy - legal powers for communities across Scotland to acquire land.


Notification of applications received

The Land Reform (Scotland) Acts 2003 and 2016 require public notice to be given on receipt of an application under Part 3A and Part 5 Rights to Buy.

Any views in response to a public notice must be sent to Ministers, in writing, no later than 60 days after the publication of the notice.

Copies of any views received by Ministers will be sent to the community body who will then have 60 days to respond to Ministers.

Applications can be viewed on the Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land.

There is currently one live application under consideration.

Community body and third party purchaser (if applicable): Ballindean Community Company Ltd

Address of land that the application relates to:  West Orchard, Wester Ballindean, Inchture, Perth, PH14 9QS

Date of application: 22 April 2025

Case reference: SD00005

Date comments to be received by: 22 June 2025

Contact

Email: crtb@gov.scot 

Tel: 0300-244-9822

Post:
Community Land Team
Q Spur
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
EH11 3XD

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