Retail Discount
A discount may apply for occupied retail, hospitality and leisure properties
Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Scheme 2023/24
To qualify the property must be occupied and mainly used:
- As shops
- As restaurants, cafes, bars or pubs
- As a cinema or live music venue
- For assembly and leisure or
- As hotels, guest and boarding premises and self-catering accommodation
A 75% relief will apply from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business. For full details of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Scheme Policy please click here (PDF, 154 KB)
Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Scheme 2022/23
To qualify the property must be occupied and mainly used:
- As shops
- As restaurants, cafes, bars or pubs
- As a cinema or live music venue
- For assembly and leisure or
- As hotels, guest and boarding premises and self-catering accommodation
A 50% relief will apply from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business.
To qualify the property must be occupied and mainly used:
- As shops
- As restaurants, cafes, bars or pubs
- As a cinema or live music venue
- For assembly and leisure or
- As hotels, guest and boarding premises and self-catering accommodation
How do I apply?
If the discount/relief is not showing on your bill, but you believe you are eligible, please contact us at BR@gloucester.gov.uk. Please include the word ‘reference’ and your Business Rates account number in the subject of your email. For example, 'Reference [Your Business Rates number]'.
IMPORTANT - Please complete and return the cash cap form included in your business rates bill by 30 April 2023. Failure to complete and return the form may result in reliefs being removed from your bill. A copy of the form is available to download here (PDF, 163 KB) .
Please complete and return to BR@gloucester.gov.uk. Please include the word ‘reference’ and your Business Rates account number in the subject of your email. For example, 'Reference [Your Business Rates number]'.
Cash Cap and Subsidy Control
The Retail Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme is likely to amount to subsidy. Any relief provided by Local Authorities under this scheme will need to comply with the UK’s domestic and international subsidy control obligations. Ratepayers will be asked to corroborate that they are eligible for the relief and that they are aware of their duty to comply with subsidy rules. Further guidance can be found here Statutory Guidance for the United Kingdom Subsidy Control Regime (publishing.service.gov.uk)
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