You may qualify for business rates rural rate relief if your business is in a rural area with a population below 3000.
You’ll receive 100% relief if your business is either:
- the only village shop or post office, with a rateable value of up to £8500
- the only public house or petrol station, with a rateable value of up to £12,500
This level of relief has applied since April 2017.
We may also grant up to 100% discretionary relief to other retail businesses in rural areas which have a rateable value less than £16,500. This is providing you can show that the business will benefit the local community.
Eligible areas
The rural areas in Barnsley that are eligible for relief are listed below.
Parishes:
- Billingley
- Brierley
- Cawthorne
- Dunford Bridge
- Great Houghton
- Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth
- High Hoyland
- Hunshelf
- Langsett
- Little Houghton
- Oxspring
- Silkstone
- Stainborough
- Tankersley
- Thurgoland
- Wortley
Other areas:
- Broomhill
- Carlecotes
- Crane Moor
- Crow Edge
- Green Moor
- Hemingfield
- Hood Green
- Howbrook
- Hoylandswaine
- Jump
- Middlecliffe
- Millhouse Green
- Pilley
- Silkstone Common
- Thurlstone
- Townhead
How to apply
Fill in our online form below to apply for rural rate relief.