David Stewart, Debbie Mackay and Graham Reid present the findings of the recent report by Savills for the Scottish Land Commission. The report was commissioned after previous research highlighted that, in many rural areas, not enough housing is being delivered to meet the current need, and to allow areas to fulfil their potential. The work is part of a wider review of Land for Housing & Development and examines the challenges in delivering rural housing as well as proposing practical solutions.

Introduction by Derek Logie, Chief Executive of Rural Housing Scotland.

Read the full report – The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland.

Introduction – The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

Derek Logie, Chief Executive of Rural Housing Scotland, provides a brief overview of how land availability has impacted on the community-led housing project supported by RHS as way of introduction to the webinar.

Context – The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

David Stewart, Senior Policy Officer for the Scottish Land Commission (SLC), discusses the context of the report SLC commissioned to look at how availability of land impacts on rural housing supply.

Findings – The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

Graham Reid, Head of North of Scotland Development at Savills, discusses the findings of the report he co-authored on behalf of Savills for the Scottish Land Commission. Please note – the sound quality of this recording is variable. Captions have been provided in some areas. You can also download the transcript of this presentation.

Recommendations – The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

Debbie Mackay, Head of Scottish Rural Planning for Savills and report co-author, discusses the key recommendations of the report commissioned from Savills by the Scottish Land Commission to highlight what action is needed to effectively tackle the rural housing crisis.

Q&A – The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland

David Stewart (Scottish Land Commission) and Debbie Mackay (Savills) take questions from the audience concerning the recently published ‘Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland’ report commissioned by the SLC and coauthored by Graham Reid and Debbie Mackay of Savills.