Under the provisions of Section 43 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, where the occupiers of non-domestic property are registered charities or trustees for a charity they are entitled to mandatory relief of 80%, providing that the property is wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes (whether of that charity or of that and other charities). Occupiers of Community Amateur Sports Clubs are also entitled to 80% mandatory relief from 1/4/2004.
Under the provisions of Section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 the council has power to grant up to a further 20% discretionary relief to those receiving mandatory relief. The Council also has power to grant up to 100% discretionary relief in respect of the following:
(a) Property occupied by an organisation not established or conducted for profit and whose main objects are charitable or are otherwise philanthropic or religious or concerned with education, social welfare, science, literature or the fine arts.
(b) Property used for the purposes of recreation and occupied for the purposes of a club, society or other organisation not established or conducted for profit.
The council's policy for discretionary relief is determined for a period of three years at a time. Currently the council will give 100% relief to:
Sports clubs without a bar qualify for relief of 100% or £4,000,
whichever is the lower.
Sports clubs with a bar qualify for relief of 50% or £900, whichever
is the lower.
If you wish for your organisation to be considered for relief download an application form by clicking here. You can complete the form on-line (or by hand) but it needs to be printed, signed and returned to the Non-Domestic Rates Section.
If you require further information please contact the Non-Domestic Rates Section:
Telephone: 01304 872195
Fax: 01304 872104
Address: Non-Domestic Rates Section, Revenues and Benefits
Division, Dover District Council, White Cliffs Business Park, Dover, Kent CT16
3PJ
E-mail: nndr@dover.gov.uk
