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Non domestic rates small business bonus scheme application

The Property
Property Address
Check your non-domestic rates bill – payment reference will have 14 digits.
This can be found at www.saa.gov.uk

If your entry is for shooting rights, you must answer all questions in this section. If you do not answer all questions about Shooting Rights, this will delay processing of your application.

From 1st April 2026, revised eligibility criteria for the Small Business Bonus Scheme (SBBS) will apply.  Under these changes, shootings and deer forests will no longer be eligible for SBBS relief.

However, relief may still be available in the following circumstances:

1 Shooting rights/Deer Forests used solely for the purposes of environmental management or for preventing damage to woodland or agricultural production

SBBS relief may still apply where shooting rights are exercised solely for the purposes of environmental management or for preventing damage to woodland or agricultural production, or a combination of those purposes, and any deer shot are available for human consumption as venison.

2 Crofting land

Relief may continue to apply where the shooting rights or deer forest relate to crofting land.

3 Agricultural and small holding tenancies

Eligibility may also remain where the shooting rights fall within:

  • Agricultural tenancies
  • Small landholding tenancies
  • Leases for new entrants to farming
  • Leases agreed for environmental purposes

4 Where no shooting takes place

Where shooting rights exist but no shooting activity is carried out.

Please also confirm the following condition is met

Are any deer shot made available for human consumption as venison?
Are the shooting rights associated with any of the following land types, tenancies or leases?
Is the property in active use?

From 1st April 2020 legislation states that properties must be occupied in order to claim Small Business Bonus Scheme Relief. Any property that is not occupied should apply for Empty Property Relief and you can make an application for this at the following page - https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/form/non-domestic-rates-empty-property-relief

For Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation only (Applicable from 01 April 2026)
Do you have a Short-Term Let Licence?
Do you require a Short-Term Let Licence?
For further information on Short Term Lets Licences and exemptions, please visit https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/licences/short-term-lets-licence
The Ratepayer
Legal structure of the Ratepayer:
Other Properties
Do you have any other non domestic properties including empty and unoccupied premises on which you or any persons detailed above have a rates liability anywhere in Scotland?  (Please do not include properties for which you pay Council Tax).
 
Other Property Details
Property Details
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 2
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 3
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 4
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 5
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 6
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 7
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 8
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 9
Address
Is the property in active use?
Property Details 10
Address
Is the property in active use?
Please give details of all properties (if you have more than 10 properties please attach a separate list at the bottom of this form):
Backdated Relief
I wish to claim backdated Small Business Bonus Relief and confirm that I have attached a list of any other properties for which I have had a rates liability, with details of the dates these were held and the dates of the periods for which I wish to claim the relief
Declaration

Please read this declaration carefully before you sign and submit it.

  • I am the ratepayer, or duly authorised by the ratepayer to make the application.
  • I declare that the information given on this form is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge.
  • I authorise the Council to make any necessary enquiries to check the information.
  • I authorise the Council to cross check the information with other Councils in Scotland.
  • I undertake to advise the Council of any change of circumstances, including the occupation / vacation of any other property I may occupy in Scotland which may affect liability for Non-Domestic Rates Relief.
  • I understand that if I give information that is incorrect or incomplete or fail to report changes in circumstances, I (or the Ratepayer I represent) may be prosecuted.
  • I understand that the Council will reclaim any incorrectly awarded Non-Domestic Rates Relief
  • I have read and understand the privacy notice accompanying this relief application.
  • I claim the above relief from non-domestic rates liability.
e.g. Owner; Tenant; Agent; Employee
You can upload files that will be attached to the application
Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
8 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif jpg jpeg png bmp rtf pdf doc docx xls xlsx.

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