Scottish Land & Estates believes that a range of flexible options must be created to deliver local solutions to housing need. Scottish Land & Estates is working to increase the affordable housing supply in rural Scotland by:
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Increasing effective land supply through planning, infrastructure and stakeholder engagement.
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Bringing empty and redundant buildings back into use.
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Working in partnership with public sector bodies.
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Raising awareness of rural planning policy to facilitate affordable housing, particularly in relation to rural exception sites.
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Providing advice and guidance on current delivery mechanisms, such as the provision of affordable self build plots with rural housing burdens attached.
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Supporting those developing properties through the rural homes for rent grant pilot and lobbying the Scottish Government for further funding for this delivery mechanism.
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Partnership working with other agencies to develop innovative solutions.
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Exploring the use of legal and planning agreements to deliver affordable housing in perpetuity.
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