Business Rates

Rate relief for businesses in rural areas

Certain types of business in rural villages, with a population below 3,000 may qualify for rate relief of up to 50%.

Businesses that qualify for this relief are:

• the sole general store and the sole post office in the village, provided it has a rateable value of up to £7000;
• any food shop consisting of the sale of food for human consumption (excluding confectionery and the supply of food in the course of catering) with a rateable value of up to £7,000;
• and the sole pub and the sole petrol station in the village provided it has a rateable value of up to £10,500.

Local Council’s have the discretion to give further relief on the remaining bill on any such property.

The Council may decide to give up to 50% relief to any other business in such a rural village, with a rateable value of up to £14,000 if it is satisfied that the business is of benefit to the community and having regard to the interests of its Council Tax payers.