Business rate relief

This relief is designed to help small businesses reduce their business rate bill.

Check if you are eligible

You can get small business rate relief if:

• your property’s rateable value is less than £15,000
• your business only uses one property (you may still be able to get relief if you use more)

The relief available depends on your rateable value

• £12,000 or less – 100 per cent
• between £12,001 and £15,000 – percentage declining on a sliding scale

Second properties

If you subsequently gain a second property, you will keep getting any existing relief on your main property for 12 months.

Ratepayers who occupy one main property and other additional properties which have rateable values less than £2,899 and the aggregate rateable value of all the properties is under £20,000 may also apply for the relief.

If you no longer qualify due to revaluation

The Supporting Small Business scheme caps business rate bill increases at £600 per year for those businesses losing eligibility for some or all Small Business Rate Relief  as a result of the 2026 revaluation.

Relief is awarded automatically where the government's eligibility criteria are met.

Apply for relief

If you believe you qualify for this type of relief, download the below form and return it to us using the details at the bottom of this page. 

Small business rate relief application form (PDF, 327kb)