Agenda item

To receive a report on Rural Rate Relief in accordance with s42(b) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, as amended by The Local Government and Rating Act 1997.

Executive Councillor: S Ferguson.

The Cabinet has

(a)  approved Huntingdonshire District Council’s Rural Settlement List for publication by 31st December 2024, to facilitate the award of Rural Business Rates Relief for the financial year commencing 1st April 2025;

(b)  delegated authority for approval of future Rural Settlement Lists to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Resident Services and Corporate Performance; and

(c)  that the two villages of Buckden and Diddington be separated on the Council’s Rural Settlement List, defining Buckden as an urban settlement and Diddington as a rural settlement.