Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, on two applications for discretionary non-domestic rate relief.

The Board was advised that under the amended provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, the Council was able to grant discretionary rate relief to any business rate payer. Since 1 April 2017, the Council had been responsible for meeting the full cost of all mandatory and discretionary rate relief granted, as part of the Liverpool City Region 100% Business Rates Retention Pilot Scheme.

The report set out details of two applications from two registered charities, for Members’ consideration.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the application for discretionary rate relief from Vision Enhancement Services/Deafness Support Centre in respect of 126 Widnes Road, Widnes, be refused on the grounds that the organisation also operates in Cheshire West and Chester, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Cheshire East, Wrexham and Conwy, and the Deafness Support Centre operates nationally; and

2)    the application for discretionary rate relief from the Cathie Stankevitch Foundation in respect of Unit 20, Albert Square, Widnes, be approved.