Publication - FOI/EIR release
FOI Request: 107788
- Date received
- 27 November 2020
- Directorate
- Serving Crofting
- FOI reference
- 107788
- Date responded
- 22 December 2020
- Status
- Completed
- Decision
- Release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Request for a list of vacant crofts in and around the Argyll and Bute area.
Response
While we can provide the number of vacant crofts within a specific area, we are unable to provide an itemised list. The number of crofts that are vacant legally under Section 23(10) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993, is not the same as vacant physically i.e. empty. As many crofts that are legally vacant, the owner lives on and uses the croft, but because the owner is not an "owner-occupier crofter" in terms of the legislation, the croft is classified legally as vacant.
Contact
If you need more information about this FOI response, please contact the Crofting Commission FOI team.