Decision details

Discretionary Non-Domestic Rate Relief provides the Council with the ability to offer targeted financial support to businesses, charities, and community organisations where this delivers a wider economic or social benefit to the Borough. The proposed Policy brought together all discretionary relief arrangements into a single framework, providing clarity on how applications would be assessed, how decisions would be made and how relief would be administered in a consistent and transparent manner.

RESOLVED that the updated Discretionary Non-Domestic Rate Relief Policy be approved.

Reason

The implementation of a formal policy ensures that discretionary decisions are aligned with the Council’s priorities and applied fairly across all applicants.

(Having declared non-registerable interests Councillors T A Cullen and R D MacRae left the meeting before discussion or voting thereon.)