The Regional Land Use Framework (RLUF) has been developed under the Regional Land Use Partnership pilot, following a period of extensive stakeholder engagement in 2022/23.

Objectives of the RLUF

• To support and promote better, more informed, collaborative and integrated decisions about how we use land in the South of Scotland in a sustainable manner, addressing the climate and biodiversity crises whilst supporting a wellbeing economy

• To identify and understand competing pressures on land and identify opportunities for land use to deliver multiple benefits of value to society.

• To inform the targeting of public and private investment in support of transparent, fair, sustainable investments in land use.

• To encourage land-based businesses to work with nature and communities, helping to contribute more to South of Scotland’s prosperity, including to jobs, skills development and a just transition.

• To enable urban and rural communities to be better connected to the land, with more people enjoying the land and positively influencing land use.

All organisations, communities and individuals are invited to to comment on the Consultation draft which can be found here - https://sosrep.dumgal.gov.uk/whats-happening, along with booking information for a series of events to promote the Consultation.