Non Domestic Rates Relief | West Dunbartonshire Council

Use these pages to find out if you are eligible for a rates reduction or relief on your non domestic property and how to make an application. WDC encourage all ratepayers to include all required information to assist us to process your application as quickly as possible.

In order to increase transparency around the use of public funds for non-domestic rates relief awards, information associated with the awarding of the non-domestic rates reliefs will be published on our website. This information may include the liability holder (company or sole trader name), non-domestic property information (including relevant property reference numbers), the date of the relief award, type of relief award, gross bill and net bill.

This information may also be analysed internally to help us improve our services. This data sharing is in accordance with our Information Use and Privacy Policy and covered in our full privacy statement on our website.

Processing your personal information may be necessary for the awarding of the relief. If you do not provide us with the information we have asked for then we may not be able to provide this service to you.

Day Nursery Relief

Non Domestic Rates (Day Nursery Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 provides 100% relief from Business Rates used as a day nursery on or after 1 April 2018

Small Business Bonus Relief

The Small Business Bonus Scheme provides relief to businesses with properties in Scotland with a combined rateable value of £35,000 or less.

Empty Property Relief

Premises have to be completely unoccupied to qualify for empty property relief.

Transitional Relief

Transitional relief scheme for Non Domestic Rates for properties which are used mainly or wholly for certain specified purposes

Disabled Persons Relief

Relief of up to 100% is available to establishments where nursing care is provided within terms of the Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978.

Mandatory Relief

Charitable organisations are entitled to 80% Mandatory Relief under Section 4(2) and (8) of Local Government (Financial Provision etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962.

Discretionary Relief

Discretionary Relief is available to non-profit making organisations, under Section 4(5) of Local Government (Financial Provision etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962, that do not receive funding to assist with rates costs, from Local or Central Government.

Fresh Start Relief

Fresh Start relief expands by reducing eligibility criteria to 6 months unoccupied prior to new occupation, doubles the relief to 100% for the first 12 months of new occupation and extends the relief to all categories of property with Rateable Value under £65,000.

Renewable Energy Relief

Renewable Energy relief is available to a ratepayer who uses a property solely for the generation of renewable heat or power (or both).

Rural Rate Relief

You could get 100% Rural Rates Relief if your business is in a rural area with a population below 3,000.

Sports Club Relief

Community Amateur Sports Club Relief, Recreational/Sports Clubs - Unlicensed and Recreational/Sports Clubs - Licensed.

New and Improved Property Relief

From 1 April 2018 there may be an entitlement to rates relief for ratepayers of new build properties and to those expanding or making improvements to an existing property.

Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief

RHL relief is available for eligible properties used wholly or mainly for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure purposes.

Licensed Charitable Relief

This is an application based relief, which provides a measure of Discretionary Relief of Rates will be available to registered charities licensed to sell alcohol.