New or altered commercial properties
New, altered or demolished properties
If you are building a new property or altering an existing property please let us know. We may visit and review dwellings that are being built or altered. Evidence such as photographs may be obtained to enable us to make the right decision, which we report to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). If you are demolishing the property you will need to contact the VOA directly.
New Properties
If you are building a new property or development please tell us:
- Property Address
- Your full name
- Developers name and contact details
- Purchase/completion date or start date of occupation
We will issue a Business Rates Completion Notice once the building works are nearly finished.
If the property is already occupied, we ask the VOA to enter the property onto the Valuation List from the date the property became occupied.
Remove a property from the Rating List or challenge the Rateable Value
Use the VOA's Check Challenge Appeal (CCA) process to report changes to your business property, for example remove it from the rating list or if you think your rateable value is too high.
Check and challenge your business rates valuation
Please be aware that Business Rates remains due and payable until the VOA removes the property from the Ratings List.
Street Naming and Numbering
Street Naming and Numbering is the process by which streets and properties are allocated official addresses and ensures each address is unique. All new developments must be officially named or numbered, and existing properties that are being converted must be re-named and/or re-numbered. As a developer or owner you must register postal addresses to avoid confusion in the event of an emergency and to receive mail, deliveries, utilities and other services.
Contact Street Naming and Numbering directly to do this.