Decision details

The report gave details of the Government’s retail rate relief scheme including the guidance recently issued and consideration was given to the approval of a policy for granting such relief.

The Cabinet resolved that:

1)                                               the retail rate relief scheme be applied equally to charity shops;

2)                                               subject to receipt of clarification from the Department for Communities and Local Government, retail rate relief be granted to retail premises not in town centres and retail premises of a ‘one-off’ nature, for example, retail premises located on farms;

3)                                               a scheme of retail rate relief as set out in paragraphs 1.2.1 and 1.2.4 of the report be approved; and