A LABOUR MSP has demonstrated outside a resort snapped up by the Taymouth Castle developers in a bid to “highlight the weakness of the Scottish…
bill would see a public interest test triggered on sales or transfers of land of more than 3000 hectares. As such, even the largest of DLC’s purchases – the 2800-hectare Glenlyon estate – would not be covered.MSP Villalba said: “Scotland’s being carved up without our say. It’s our land, it should work in all our interest.
“That’s why I’m taking the campaign for land justice to Discovery Land Company who are buying up vast swathes of Scotland to create a private playground for the mega-rich.” DLC have insisted they will not be creating a gated community at Taymouth as they have elsewhere in the world, butVillalba went on: “The Scottish Government’s proposals for land reform are far too timid. They offer no route for the public to challenge existing holdings like this one.and Green MSPs must get behind my proposals to ensure Scotland’s land works in all our interest and to address the centuries old, concentrated pattern of land ownership in Scotland.
The Labour MSP is aiming to cut the threshold for a public interest test on land sales from 3000 hectares to 500.when key community assets, such as post offices or jetties, are up for saleA consultation is currently open on Villalba’s bill, and she has urged “as many people as possible” to take part before it closes at 23:59 on September 26.
“If you haven’t yet taken part in the consultation, please use your voice and have your say today!” she said.
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