Certain types of businesses in designated rural areas may qualify for rate relief of 100%. These ‘rural areas’ are designated by the Government and the population must be less than 3,000.
Designated rural areas within the Borough of Burnley are:
- Cliviger
- Worsthorne with Hurstwood
- Dunnockshaw
The businesses which qualify for the rate relief in these rural areas are: the only village general store, food shop or post office, with a rateable value of up to £8,500 or the only public house or petrol station, with a rateable value of up to £12,500.
If there’s more than one business in the area, both businesses can still apply if they are different types of business – for example, a public house and a food shop.
The property must be occupied.
To apply for this relief please email localtaxation@burnley.gov.uk
Community amateur sports clubs (CASC) relief
Sports clubs who have registered with the Inland Revenue as a Community Amateur Sports Club qualify for rate relief of 80%. To apply for this relief please email localtaxation@burnley.gov.uk