Course description
This virtual classroom seminar is suitable for those who act for landowners, crofters and developers looking to utilise croft land in connection with renewable energy projects.
The session will provide you with knowledge and practical examples of how renewable development can take place on croft land and the legal tests and processes that are required to be met before development can take place.
Join expert speaker Stephanie Hepburn as she discusses current crofting legislation and the provisions relevant to renewable development, plus the difference between crofts and common grazings. Methods by which renewable development may take place on croft land will be explored, including de-crofting, resumption, development schemes and more.
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Introduction
This new virtual classroom seminar is suitable for those who act for landowners, crofters and developers looking to utilise croft land in connection with renewable energy projects.
The session will provide you with knowledge and practical examples of how renewable development can take place on croft land and the legal tests and processes that are required to be met before development can take place.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive course will cover the following:
- Current crofting legislation and the provisions relevant to renewable development
- The difference between crofts and common grazings
- The methods by which renewable development may take place on croft land, looking at:
- De-crofting
- Resumption
- Schemes for development
- Section 5(3) Agreements
- Reserved rights
- When and where each method may or may not be suitable
- The process for seeking approval from the Land Court and when this is needed in a renewable context
- Recent case law
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