The Scottish Land Commission has released its new Strategic Plan, setting out a practical programme to ensure Scotland's land ownership and use support thriving people and places.

Centred on people, place and opportunity, the strategy defines priorities for a major period of change as Scotland implements the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.

The plan aims to deliver three key outcomes: widening opportunities for individuals, communities and businesses to own, lease or use land; reducing the impacts of concentrated land ownership; and empowering communities to influence and benefit from significant land decisions that affect their areas.

Over the next three years, the Commission will focus on timely and effective delivery of the 2025 Act, creating new land opportunities, enhancing Scotland's land data, and strengthening transparency, engagement and participation across the land system.

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Chair of the Scottish Land Commission, Michael Russell, said: "Land is central to Scotland's economy, identity and communities. This plan sets out how the Commission will help turn ambition for land reform into practical delivery by opening up opportunities for more people to own and use land, improving accountability and supporting people to have a stronger voice in the decisions that shape their places."

Chief Executive Hamish Trench said: "The next three years will be an important period of transition and delivery. As new statutory functions come into effect, we will continue to provide evidence, advice and leadership, working with communities, landowners, land managers, tenant farmers, public bodies and government to build clarity and confidence in Scotland's land reform journey."

The Strategic Plan details support for new measures concerning large landholdings, preparations for appointing and operating a Land and Communities Commissioner, and delivery of an expanded role for the Tenant Farming Commissioner in relation to small landholdings.

It has been shaped by public engagement through the ScotLand Futures initiative, stakeholder workshops and broader feedback, reflecting sustained appetite for land reform and a clear call for coordinated delivery.

Progress will be reported via the Commission's annual reports, with performance tracked across implementation of the Act, creation of new land opportunities, improvements to land data, transparency and engagement, organisational performance and communications impact.