Under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 consultation paper, the Community Engagement Obligations and draft large land holdings guidance is a milestone in ensuring communities have additional information about large land holdings of over 1,000 hectares.

It is looking for views on what information should be in new Land Management Plans, required by the Act, and steps landowners need to take to get the communities involved in the formation of these plans.

The consultation also provides consideration to bringing in new processes for community groups to request to lease land or set up a croft and what enforcement should be available if these requirements are not fulfilled. 

There is also a chance to comment on guidance that will help landowners ascertain if they own land that will be covered by these requirements.

Gillian Martin, climate action and rural affairs secretary, said: “The Land Reform Act reflects our commitment to a fairer, more transparent and more inclusive system of land ownership and use. 

“These proposals can ensure communities have better information about how large landholdings are managed and more opportunities to influence decisions that affect them and mark the next step in Scotland’s land reform journey.”

As the consultation will go over the Christmas period, it will be open for 14 weeks.