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Annual accounts 2025/6

The period for the public inspection of the Council’s 2025/26 accounts will commence on Wednesday 1 July, following publication of the draft accounts.

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Relief and Exemptions

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  1. Overview
  2. Mandatory rate relief for registered charities and sports clubs
  3. Discretionary relief
  4. Small business rate relief
  5. Hardship relief
  6. Part-occupied property relief
  7. Local discounts under The Localism Act
  8. Heat Network Relief
  9. Public lavatories rate relief
  10. Transitional relief
  11. 2025/26 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Scheme
  12. Improvement Relief
  13. Pub and live music venues relief
  14. How do I apply for relief or an exemption?

14. How do I apply for relief or an exemption?

The following forms are available for you to download, print off, fill in and return to us. If you can't print, you can contact us instead and we'll send you a form.

Discretionary rate relief 

Hardship relief (open business) form

Mandatory rate relief form

New occupancy form

Part occupied property form

Small business rate relief form

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When this content has been updated

Last updated 8 September 2026

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