Community Land

Green, Community Use of  Land

Sustainable Farming. Rewilding to save the Bees. 

Strengthening Community Right to Buy, as seen in Scotland extended throughout the United Kingdom. 

This right would give community groups the first option on land coming up for sale in both urban and rural areas. 

Supported by establishment of a
Community Land Fund that would seek to put land in the hands of Community Land Trusts. 

One way of funding this could be redistributing the existing financial surplus  generated by the Land Registry (itself kept in public ownership). 

Bringing land back into public use

  • Acquisition of land for community supported agriculture or rewilding projects. 

  • Unionised and green council jobs and training opportunities could be created to coordinate, educate and galvanise these projects.

  • Green jobs run by National Parks. 

Tory and Labour governments have sold off large amounts of land since the 1970s.
  • Re-acquisition of land could then be entrusted or leased to community groups, charities and councils, exclusively for the purposes of ecological restoration or sustainable farming. 

Urban land in community trusts

  • Council maintained parks open to the public. 

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