Purpose

The National Non-Domestic Rate Relief policy
was reviewed fully in 2023 by Task and Finish Group and approved by
Council.

However, the government have announced and legislated two new
mandatory rate reliefs, Improvement Relief and Heat Network Relief,
and changes to Rural Rate Relief.

The policy has been updated to include these new rate reliefs and
changes and include some minor amendments

Decision

On 28 October 2024, Cllr Jeremy Heron, the
Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate made the following
decision:

To approve the National Non-Domestic Rates Rate Relief
Policy.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who
considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice
using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the
Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can
be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or
by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 4 November
2024.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are
attached below.