This page provides a brief summary of the current Rural Rate Relief schemes available:
Mandatory Relief
Certain businesses in designated areas with a population of less than 3000 may qualify for rate relief of 50%.
These businesses are:
Discretionary Top-up Relief
Councils are able to top-up any mandatory relief granted up to 100%.
Discretionary Relief
Councils are able to offer up to 100% relief to the prescribed categories and other types of business within a qualifying rural settlement that have a rateable value below £16,500 and:
Does your business Qualify?
To see if your business qualifies for consideration for any of the relief's shown above please e-mail the Business Rate team at business.rates@rbwm.gov.uk or telephone us on (01628) 796965 or (01628) 796623.