Decision details

(Report of Director of Finance and Transformation)

The report detailed renewal and new applications for discretionary rate relief together with amendments to previous awards.

Since the last meeting of the Advisory Board, there had been one new application for rate relief from the Tonbridge and Malling Leisure Trust which Members were asked to consider.

Following consideration by the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Finance, Innovation and Property resolved that:

(1)         in respect of the reapplications for relief (as set out at Annex 2) discretionary rate relief be awarded with effect from 1 July 2021 and time limited to 31 March 2023;

(2)         in respect of the renewal application for 1^st Ditton Scout Group, the award of 20% discretionary relief be amended to show no time limit;

(3)         in respect of the renewal application for K Sports Management Ltd, the award of 90% discretionary relief be amended to 70% discretionary relief for the period 1 July 2021 and time limited to 31 March 2023; and

(4)         in respect of the application for Tonbridge and Malling Leisure Trust, discretionary rate relief of 20% be awarded with effect from 1 July 2021 and time limited to 31 March 2023.