Decision details

(Joint report of Director of Finance and Transformation and Cabinet Member for Finance, Innovation and Property)

Details were given of renewal applications for discretionary rate relief and rural rate relief together with new applications for discretionary rate relief which were considered in accordance with the previously agreed criteria for determining such applications.

(1)                                                    in respect of the re-applications for relief shown at Annex 3 to the report,with the exception of Cobdown Sports & Social Club and the Pre-School Learning Alliance, 20% discretionary rate relief be awarded in each case with effect from 1 April 2015 and time limited to 31 March 2017;

(2)                                                    in respect of the re-application from the Pre-School Learning Alliance, 5% discretionary rate relief be awarded with effect from 1 April 2015 and time limited to 31 March 2017;

(3)                                                    in respect of the re-application from the Cobdown Sports & Social Club, 10% discretionary rate relief be awarded with effect from 1 April 2015 and time limited to 31 March 2017;

(4)                                                    the renewal applications for rural rate relief be awarded on the basis set out at Annex 4 to the report; and

(5)                                                    the new applications for discretionary rate relief be determined as follows:

St John Ambulance Brigade, 136 Vale Road, Tonbridge – no discretionary relief be awarded

The Heart of Kent Hospice Trading Ltd, 5 Malling Road, Snodland and 109 Hall Road, Aylesford – no discretionary relief be awarded

Holborough Management Ltd, 6 Higham Avenue, Snodland and 2 Amisse Drive, Snodland – no discretionary relief be awarded

The Charity Bank Ltd, Ground and First Floor Fosse House, 182 High Street, Tonbridge – 30% discretionary relief be awarded, time limited to 31 March 2017.