How many communities (a) each year and (b) in the last 12 months have (i) registered an interest in acquiring and (ii) acquired land under …

Table 1. Number of CRtB registrations per year as at 15 August 2018 (legislation came into force on 14 June 2004).
Year
No of Registrations
14-6-04 to 13-6-05
13
14-6-05 to 13-6-06
10
14-6-06 to 13-6-07
28
14-6-07 to 13-6-08
14
14-6-08 to 13-6-09
9
14-6-09 to 13-6-10
6
14-6-10 to 13-6-11
6
14-6-11 to 13-6-12
10
14-6-12 to 13-6-13
13
14-6-13 to 13-6-14
5
14-6-14 to 13-6-15
5
14-6-15 to 13-6-16
9
14-6-16 to 13-6-17
9
14-6-17 to 13-6-18
10
14-6-18 to 13-6-19
Total
147
In the last 12 months (August 2017 to August 2018), 10 CRtB registrations have been put in place.
N.B. Registrations refer to applications that were approved by Scottish Ministers.
Table 2. Land purchased using CRtB legislation as at 15 August 2018.
Registration Number
Name of Community Body
Extent Hectares
Extent Acres
Purchase date
CB00006
Crossgates
14.87
36.74
24-05-2005
CB00008
Assynt
4861.80
12013.77
14-07-2005
CB00009
Assynt
41.07
101.49
14-07-2005
CB00010
Assynt
14909.25
36841.56
14-07-2005
CB00014
Silverburn
0.08
0.20
10-10-2005
CB00034
Neilston
0.08
0.20
24-11-2006
CB00043
Comrie
35.78
88.41
14-09-2007
CB00075
Benbecula S&L
12.10
29.90
31-03-2010
CB00111
Bute
701.70
1733.94
23-07-2010
CB00107
Camuscross
1.05
2.59
26-10-2010
CB00115
Catrine
0.20
0.49
10-06-2011
CB00112
Machrihanish
409.00
1010.66
11-05-2012
CB00149
Isle of Jura
0.02
0.05
22-03-2013
CB00140
Coigach
0.16
0.40
05-04-2013
CB00145
Covesea
0.62
1.53
05-04-2013
CB00144
Mull of Galloway
16.00
39.54
04-07-2013
CB00155
Johnstonebridge
0.81
2.00
17-01-2014
CB00150
Sunart
0.01
0.02
07-04-2014
CB00175
Culbokie
0.5
1.23
27-05-2015
CB00082
Newburgh
25.92
64.04
30-09-2015
CB00178
Gallan Head
41
102.00
29-01-2016
CB00202
Action Porty
0.22
0.50
06-09-2017
CB00221
North West Mull
2000
4942.11
21-06-2018
The information above does not include those purchases which progressed using the CRtB legislation, which later withdrew from the process to complete under a negotiated sale.
It should also be noted that not all purchases made through the community right to buy legislation received funding from the Scottish Land Fund
Scottish Land Fund awards
The main source of funding for community land purchases is the Scottish Land Fund (SLF), which supports communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and buildings. There are two funding streams available through the SLF:Access grants of up to £100,000 to help them develop their ideas for the land and buildings before and after acquisitionAccess grants of up to £1 million to help them take ownership of land and buildings to meet local need and deliver benefits for the whole community.
The SLF budget is shown at Table 3. The amount of funding provided by the SLF is set out at Table 4.
Table 3. SLF budget by year.
Year
Budget
2012- 13
£1m
2013-14
£2m
2014-15
£3m
2015-16
£3m
2016-17
£10m
2017-18
£10m
2018-19
£10m
Table 4. SLF grants awarded in relation to the Community Right to Buy and the Crofting Community Right to Buy (Pairc Trust) – see note below).
Registration Number
Name of Community Body
Extent Hectares
Extent Acres
Purchase date
SLF funding (£)
CB00006
Crossgates
14.87
36.74
24-05-2005
CB00008
Assynt
4861.80
12013.77
14-07-2005
CB00009
Assynt
41.07
101.49
14-07-2005
CB00010
Assynt
14909.3
36841.56
14-07-2005
CB00014
Silverburn
0.08
0.20
10-10-2005
CB00034
Neilston
0.08
0.20
24-11-2006
CB00043
Comrie
35.78
88.41
14-09-2007
CB00075
Benbecula S&L
12.10
29.90
31-03-2010
CB00111
Bute
701.70
1733.94
23-07-2010
CB00107
Camuscross
1.05
2.59
26-10-2010
CB00115
Catrine
0.20
0.49
10-06-2011
CB00112
Machrihanish
409.00
1010.66
11-05-2012
CB00149
Isle of Jura
0.02
0.05
22-03-2013
CB00140
Coigach
0.16
0.40
05-04-2013
160,700
CB00145
Covesea
0.62
1.53
05-04-20