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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
You can use the Right to Contest application to challenge government to sell land or property if you believe it’s not needed and could be put to better economic use.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
We are looking for novel proposals to create at least 100ha of new woodland to be planted by 31 March 2025.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
How to register new rights and make changes to existing rights of common.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual used to assess Capital Gains and other taxes.
Notify the Treasury Solicitor of a sale by a mortgagee of bona vacantia land.
Provides guidance on making effective use of land, including planning for higher density development.
Find out how you can apply to change the commons registers to record a new event.
The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of agricultural premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
If you believe land or property is not needed and could be put to better economic use, then you can challenge the government by submitting a Right to Contest application.
Advice on how to ensure that development is suitable to its ground condition and how to avoid risks caused by unstable land or subsidence.
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