Rural rate relief

The current designated rural area with the borough for 2024-2025 are:

• Bisham
• Cookham
• Cookham West
• Oakley Green and Fifield
• Hurley North
• Hurley South
• Shottesbrooke
• Waltham St Lawrence
• Littlewick Green
• White Waltham and Paley Street 
• Woodlands Park
• Park West
• Eton
• Eton Wick
• Horton
• Great Park
• Ascot East
• Cheapside

The property must be occupied and must also be the only general store, post office or a food shop, where rateable value is less than £8,500 or the only public house or petrol station with a rateable value less than £12,500.

The council also has discretion to award further relief on the remaining bill (up to 100%) on other types of properties within the area that have a rateable value of less than £16,500 and where the property is used for purposes that is of benefit to the local community.

We will require the following information:

• Account reference
• Property address
• Type of business

Apply for: Business rates : Rural rate relief