Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/FH/17/033

Portfolio Holder: Stephen Edwards            Lead Officer: Rachael Mann

RESOLVED:

That:-

1.           The principles of the Scheme and the Guidelines, as set out in Appendix A to Report No: CAB/FH/17/033, be approved.

2.           Delegated authority be given to the Assistant Director (Resources and Performance), in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Planning and Growth and for Resources and Performance, to agree the Scheme guidance for 2018/19 onwards, in line with the funding available and any feedback from businesses from 2017/2018 Scheme.

(Report No: CAB/FH/17/033)

The Cabinet Member for Resources and Performance presented this report which set out a proposed scheme for adoption for the granting of Discretionary Rate Relief for businesses facing the steepest increases in their Business Rates bills, as a result of the 2017 Business Rates Revaluation.

The suggested Guidelines, as detailed in Appendix A to Report No: CAB/FH/17/033), set out the criteria to be taken into consideration in deciding whether rate relief should be given, the procedure for applications and an appeals process where there had been a refusal to grant relief.  Awards of relief would be reviewed annually and the Guidelines would help to determine which organisations should receive relief for the period commencing 1 April 2017.

It was also being proposed that delegated authority be given to the Assistant Director (Resources and Performance), in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Planning and Growth and for Resources and Performance, to agree the scheme guidance for 2018/2019 onwards, in line with the funding available and any feedback from businesses from the 2017/2018 scheme.  Any major and significant changes to the overall design of the local scheme would be considered by Cabinet.

With the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That:-

1.           The principles of the Scheme and the Guidelines, as set out in Appendix A to Report No: CAB/FH/17/033, be approved.

2.           Delegated authority be given to the Assistant Director (Resources and Performance), in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Planning and Growth and for Resources and Performance, to agree the Scheme guidance for 2018/19 onwards, in line with the funding available and any feedback from businesses from 2017/2018 Scheme.