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Business rates (National Non-Domestic Rates)Rural businessesBusiness rates - March 2011business.rates@kirklees.gov.uk What is mandatory rural rate relief? Will my business qualify for mandatory rural rate relief? Which parishes are classed as rural? What is discretionary rural rate relief? Will my business qualify for discretionary rural rate relief? How do you decide the amount of discretionary relief? How do I apply for rural rate relief? Business rates - Contact details
You can claim 50% rural rate relief if your business trades within areas designated as rural settlements.
A rural settlement is defined as such if it appears to have had a population of 3000 or less on December 31st, prior to the start of each financial year.
To qualify for mandatory rate relief your business must:
A number of parishes within Kirklees have been designated as rural for the purpose of this scheme.
The following settlements are believed to have populations of less than 3000 people:
Holme Valley
Brockholes Burnlee Cartworth Fulstone Hade Edge Hepworth Holmbridge Holme Holmfirth Jackson Bridge Netherthong New Mill Oldfield Scholes Thongsbridge Totties Underbank Upperthong Wilshaw Wooldale
Meltham
Blackmoorfoot Crosland Edge Helme Denby Dale Birds Edge Clayton West Denby Dale Emley High Flatts Lower Cumberworth Scissett Upper Cumberworth Upper Denby
Kirkburton
The following individual settlements have also been designated as rural for the purpose of the scheme:
Farnley Tyas Fenay Bridge Flockton Grange Moor Kirkburton Lascelles Hall Shepley Stocksmoor Thunderbridge Thurstonland Upper Heaton Colne Valley Bolster Moor Scapegoat Hill
Upper Hopton
Castle Hill Crosland Hill East Bierley
Drub
Hall Bower Hartshead Crosland Hill
Briestfield & Whitley
South Crosland
If you qualify for mandatory rural rate relief, we may be able to give you extra relief on the remaining 50% of your bill. This is called discretionary rate relief.
You must apply for this relief.
To qualify, your business must:
It must also be reasonable for us to make such a decision having regard to the best interests of people liable for paying council tax in Kirklees.
As part of your application, we ask you to give us more information about your business. We will use the information you supply to help to decide how much discretionary relief we can give you.
You can download and print the Application form for rural rate relief (PDF 68Kb)
This application form contains:
Please make sure you provide any evidence we ask for on the application form as this will help us to make our decision quicker. Alternatively, contact us and we'll send you the application form you need. |