Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme

Please Note: Details of the 2018/19 scheme will be published shortly.

Following a revaluation of premises in April 2017, a number of local business have seen an increase in the business rate liabilities.

The council has been awarded a grant by the government to offer discretionary relief for businesses affected by the revaluation.

The funding covers a 4 year period and the approved policy for administering the grant is shown below:

• Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme Policy (.pdf)
• Appendix 1a (.pdf)

In order to be eligible for funding, a business must have been occupying their premises on 1 April 2017.

Around 300 potential recipients of the proposed scheme have been identified.

Eligible businesses have been contacted directly with an application form to apply for the relief.