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