RuralRateReliefApplicationForm

Name(s)ofRatepayers(forjointratepayersorpartnerships,pleaseprovideallnamesandtitles):
CorrespondenceAddress:
TelephoneNumber: / FaxNumber:
emailAddress:

TradingNameofOrganisation: PropertyAddress:

AccountReferenceNumber(asshownonyourbill):

Ruralsettlementareawherebusinesspremisesarelocated:

Percentage

Isthebusinesstheonlyoneofitstypeinthesettlementarea? Yes No

Ifthebusinesssellsfoodforhumanconsumptionorgeneralhouseholdgoods,pleaseindicatebelowthecategoriesof goodsforsaleandtheproportionofsalesorfloorspaceofthesegoods:

Foodforhumanconsumption:Generalhouseholdgoods:

Othergoods(includingconfectionaryorfast-food)pleaselistthesegoodsseparately:

Ifnecessary,useaseparatesheetofpapertogiveanyfurtherdetails.

DiscretionaryRelief

YouranswerstothefollowingquestionswillsupportyourapplicationfortheportionofRuralRateReliefthat canbeawardedatthediscretionoftheCouncil:thiscanbe50%discretioninadditiontomandatoryrelief alreadyawardedor100%discretionforthosebusinesseswhodonotqualifyforthemandatoryrelief.

Aretheannualprofitsofthebusinessless that£15,000? Yes No

Ifso,youmustprovideauditedaccountsforthelasttwoyears.

Whataretheopeninghoursofthebusiness?

Howmanyfullandpart-timeemployeesarethereinthebusiness?
Doesthebusinessofferalocaldeliveryservice?
Howfarawayarethenearestalternativefacilities?
Whatistheavailabilityofpublictransportfromtheruralsettlementareatoalternativefacilities,i.e.forelderlyandnon-
mobilemembersofthecommunity?
Howdoesthebusinessbenefitthelocalcommunity?Whydoyouconsiderthebusinesstobeimportanttothe
maintenanceofvillagelife?Howwoulditbedetrimentalifthefacilityofyourbusinesswasnotavailabletothelocal community?
Pleaseusethisspacetoprovideanyfurtherinformationyouwouldlikeustotakeintoaccountwhenconsideringyour
application.

Ifnecessary,useaseparatesheetofpapertogiveanyfurtherdetails.

Declaration

Iconfirm thattheinformationgivenaboveistrueandaccurateandIagreetoinformtheauthorityshouldIhaveany changeinmycircumstances.

IfyouhaveindicatedintheDiscretionaryReliefsectionthattheannualprofitsofyourbusinessarelessthan

£15,000,youmustincludeauditedaccountsforyourbusinessforthelasttwoyearswithyourapplication.

Pleaseindicatehereifyouareenclosingauditedaccountsofyourbusinessforthelasttwoyears:

Warning

Theapplicationmustbesignedbytheratepayer.Where,forexample,theratepayerisacompanyorpartnership,itshould besignedbyadirectorofthatcompanyoroneofthepartnersandthepersonsigningshouldstatehiscapacity.

ItisacriminaloffenceforaratepayertogivefalseinformationwhenmakinganapplicationforRelief.

Changesofcircumstancesshouldbedeclaredpromptly.Failuretoreportachangewithin4weekswillresultinthelossof

Relief.

Thisdocumentisavailableinalternativeformatsonrequest

Pleasecompleteandsigntheformandreturnto, High Peak Borough Council, P. O. Box 136, Buxton, SK17 1AQ

NOTES

The occupier of a property in a settlement, appearing in a billing authority’s rural settlement list is entitled to rate relief if it is the only such property of that type in that settlement and its rateable value is £7,000 or less changing to £8,500 with effect from 1st April 2010 (£10,500 in the case if a Public House and Petrol Filling Station, changing to £12,500 with effect from 1st April 2010). Relief is given at 50% of the full rates bill, or of the transitional charge, if transitional arrangements apply. Billing authorities have discretion to remit all or part of the remaining 50%.

Authorities also have discretion to remit all or part of the rate bill on other properties in a settlement on the rural settlement list if the rateable value is £14,000 or less, changing to £16,500 with effect from 1st April 2010, and the local authority is satisfied that the property is used for a purpose which benefits the local community.

Rural Settlement Areas within High Peak

In accordance with the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (LGRA 1997), a total of 35 Rural Settlement Areas (RSAs) have been designated within the High Peak as follows:-

AstonHayfield

BamfordHope

Birch ValeKing Sterndale

BridgemontLittle Hayfield

BrookbottomNew Smithy

BroughPeak Dale

BuxworthPeak Forest

CastletonRowarth

Chapel MiltonShatton

CharlesworthSmall Dale

ChinleySparrowpit

ChisworthSterndale Moor

CombsThornhill

Dove HolesThornsett

EdaleTunstead Milton

Furness ValeWhitehough

FernileeWormhill

Hague Bar