camuscross & duisdale initiative iomairt chamas chros & dhuisdeil
DESCRIPTION
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil. Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil. Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil. Crofters Olympics. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Crofters Olympics
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Crofters Olympics
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Speak up for Rural Scotland
Step Changes
5,13,14,20,23,24
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Multipurpose Land Use
Step Change13. Rural partnership – between: •Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative
•The crofters/common grazings shareholders
•The crofting estate landlord (Fearann Eilean Iarmain Estate)
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Multipurpose Land Use
Our two tools:
Crofting Legislation – governing Common Grazings land
• Landlord can only resume land if common grazing shareholders agree• Except by compulsory purchase
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
• Right of Access• Rural housing Burden• Part 2 – Community Right to Buy• Part 3 – Crofting Community Right to Buy
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
• Common Grazings Committee identified land they would agree to release
• Highland Council planners supportive – included in Local Plan
• Rejection by The Reporter due to a submission from SNH
•Department of Planning and Environmental Appeals only informed those who had made an objection
Sustaining Rural Communities
Step Change
20. Every village and town should have space for affordable housing
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
SNH Objection : new houses would spoil the unimpeded vista of blanket bog while travelling along the A851
20. Every village and town should have space for affordable housing
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
What the community & the Council wanted
What we got
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
We are working with:
• Common Grazings Committee/shareholders
• The crofting estate
• Highland Small Communities Housing Trust
• Highland Council Planning Department
Tools:
Crofting legislation
Part 3 of Land Reform Act
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Renewable EnergyRural Scotland is a hugely important source of renewable energy
HYDRO
Step Change
14. Co-operation between:
• Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative & Sleat Community Trust
• Camuscross & Duisdale Common Grazings shareholders
• Eilean Iarmain Estate
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Tool: Part 2 Land Reform Act – Community Right to Buy
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
23. We think that communities, through Development Trusts, could generate more community activity and income, and make our small towns and villages even better places to stay
24. Community ownership or management of local assets:
A Sustainable Community Centre with:
• Shop• Café• Start point for heritage paths• Heritage & crofting display• Powered by the hydro scheme
Rural EconomiesStep Change5. We’ll encourage more local producers by giving them a market for their products
Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative Iomairt Chamas Chros & Dhuisdeil
Community Development Plan