Business Rates Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Application Form 2026

Business Rates Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Application Form
1. Label
  1. This is an application form for relief available under The Non-Domestic Rates (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2026, as amended.
    
    Two levels of relief are available:
    
    1. A 15% relief is available to eligible properties with a rateable value up to and including £100,000 and which is capped at £110,000 per ratepayer.
    
    Eligible properties are those used wholly or mainly for the specified purposes in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors as set out in Schedule 1 of the regulations, as amended.
    
    2. A 40% relief is available to eligible properties with a rateable value up to and including £100,000 and which is capped at £110,000 per ratepayer.
    
    Eligible properties are those used wholly or mainly for the specified purposes in the licensed hospitality or live music sectors set out in Schedule 1A of the regulations, as amended.
    
    As part of the application ratepayers are required to provide information to ensure that they do not exceed the relief cap of £110,000. West Lothian Council will reclaim any relief incorrectly awarded on incomplete, incorrect or fraudulent information.
    
    Processing your Data
    
    The Business Rates Administration Privacy Notice is provided to explain what information the council needs in order to administer your Business Rates.
    
    Full details of how the council collects, gathers and processes your data can be found on the Data Protection and GDPR pages of our website.
    
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The Ratepayer and the Property
1. Ratepayer details
  1. Please provide full details of the Ratepayer (person(s)/business/organisation liable to pay the rates on the above property).
  2. Business Rates Account Number*
  3. Person Completing the Form*
  4. Trading Name of Business
  5. Legal Name of Business (if different to trading name)
  6. Legal Structure of the Business
  7. Please specify the legal structure of the business
  8. Companies House Registration Number or Charity Registration Number (if applicable)
2. Status within the organisation*
3. Telephone (Daytime)
4. Email
5. As you provided us with an email address we will send your bill to you electronically
  
  Please confirm you want to receive your bill electronically?
6. Yes
  
  No
7. The address of the non-domestic property for which you are applying:
  1. Address lookup
    
    Postcode*
    
    Address
  2. Label
  3. Flat Number
    
    Building Number
    
    Street
    
    Town
    
    County
    
    Postcode
8. 1. Is the property currently occupied?
9. 1. What Category best describes the purpose(s) the property is being wholly or mainly used for?*
10. SELF
  1. What is the nature of the business, e.g. Self-Catering accommodation, Air B and B?
  2. Do you require a short-term let licence?
  3. Have you obtained a short-term let licence?
  4. If you have obtained a short-term let licence please detail which type of licence is in place and the licence number?
  5. Self-Catering properties may be eligible for Self-Catering Revaluation Transitional Relief in 2026/27.Please indicate whether you wish to apply for this relief?
11. ARCADE
  1. Do you have a licence which allows the operation of a sub-category B2 gaming machine, within the meaning of regulation 5(5) of the Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007?
12. HOTEL
  1. Is there a significant element of care provided?
13. MUSIC
  1. Is your venue indoor?
  2. Is your venue open permanently, all year round?
  3. Is your venue used to host live music events for a public audience?
14. PUB
  1. Do you hold a licence for your premises for the consumption of alcohol both on and off the premises as issued by a licensing board?
  2. Are the premises used for such sales of alcohol for consumption principally on the premises in accordance with the operating plan?
  3. Is the sale of alcohol made subject to members of the public residing at or consuming food on the premises?
15. RHL
  1. If you were in receipt of Hospitality relief in 2025/26 you may be eligibile for Small Business Transitional Relief in 2026/27. Please indicate whether you wish to apply for this relief?

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Business Rates Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Application Form 2026

Processing your Data

Navigating backwards through this form via the browser's back button is not supported. You can make changes to the information you provide on the review page at the end of the form. Therefore, please do not use the web browser's back button when completing this form.

As you provided us with an email address we will send your bill to you electronically

Please confirm you want to receive your bill electronically?