Reliefs & Exemptions
You may-be exempt from paying all or part of your business rates if you qualify for the following discounts, called a ‘relief’.
- Charitable and Discretionary Relief
- Rural Rate Relief
- Hardship Relief
- Partly Occupied Premises
- Small Business Relief - Business Rates Relief: 2026 Supporting Small Business Relief, local authority guidance - GOV.UK (Opens in a New Window)
- Retail Rate Relief Scheme - scheme end date 31 March 2026
- Section 44a Relief
- Subsidy Control (formerly State Aid)
For more information on these types of ‘reliefs’ please click on the relevant supporting documents shown below.
Under the heading 'Related Forms' the Small Business Rate Relief form will open an online application.
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Supporting Documents
- Discretionary Rate Relief Form 2018 - NNDR.pdf (pdf) (76.57 KB)
- Rural Rate Relief Application Form.pdf (pdf) (37.28 KB)
- Policy Guidelines - Discretionary Rate Relief, Rural and Hardship Rate Relief.pdf (pdf) (411.46 KB)
- Hardship Rate Relief.pdf (pdf) (72.55 KB)
- Section 44a Relief.pdf (pdf) (68.4 KB)
- Subsidy Control (formerly State Aid).pdf (pdf) (89.35 KB)
Related Forms