Reference: D992
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The purpose of this report is:
To seek approval to use the Government’s guidance held at a
permalink on the Government’s website, gov.uk, for
determining an application for discretionary expanded retail
discount.
To delegate to the Director responsible for Revenues Services the
authority to determine applications for discretionary relief under
section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 in relation to
non-domestic retail, leisure and hospitality premises in the
Borough of Gedling.
THAT:
the Government’s guidance for determining an application for
discretionary expanded retail discount, held at the permalink on
the gov.uk website, is approved as if it were the Council’s
guidance.
the determination of applications for discretionary expanded retail
discount is delegated to the Director responsible for Revenues
Services.
The Council is expected by Government to grant
relief in line with the guidance it has published. The guidance
held at the permalink on the gov.uk website supersedes all previous
guidance published by the Government on this subject.
To ensure efficient decision making and avoid the Executive from
becoming overwhelmed by applications, it is appropriate that this
function is delegated to Officers.
It is considered that such determinations, where explicit guidance
is accepted and adopted, are a standard revenues function and
should be performed by the Council’s officers and not its
members.
An alternative to the proposal would be to
report each application for expanded retail discount to the
Portfolio Holder for Resources and Reputation for his determination
as directed by the Council’s constitution. Currently this
would mean the Portfolio Holder would have to consider over
multiple applications. This would place an unnecessary burden on
the Executive.
Publication date: 01/04/2020
Date of decision: 31/03/2020
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