Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q2 2024)
Dear Woking Borough Council,
In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with your local authority’s complete and most-recently updated list of all business (non-residential) property rates data, including the following fields:
- Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the public VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant or ratepayer)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupation / Vacancy status
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Reliefs and / or exemption categories (classifications) granted or applied
- Date that reliefs and / or exemption categories granted or applied
- Value of reliefs and / or exemption categories granted or applied (in Pounds)
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds)
If you are unable to provide an absolute “Occupation / Vacancy” status, please provide the balance of the information requested..
Please could you also provide a list of definitions for the codes for the Exemptions and / or Reliefs you use.
Please provide these data as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence (reuse for any and all purposes, including commercial).
I last requested these data three months ago, and this is a request for your latest updated dataset.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
Dear Sir/Madam,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request.
Reference: (8525-10072024010751)
Subject: Business Rates
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Your request was received on 09/07/2024 and we are
dealing with it under the terms of the Act.
You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason for it to
be withheld. We will write to you in any event.
In the meantime, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to
contact the Democratic Services Team at Woking Borough Council.
Democratic Services (FOI Request).
Civic Offices,
Gloucester Square,
Woking,
GU21 6YL.
[1]Email: [Woking Borough Council request email]
Tel: 01483 755855
Yours faithfully,
Woking Borough Council,
Civic Offices,
Gloucester Square,
Woking,
GU21 6YL.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Ref: 8525-10072024010751
Thank you for recently submitting a Freedom of Information request to
Woking Borough Council.
Attached to this email (and any additional multipart emails) is the reply
to your request for information.
Yours faithfully,
Rachel Evans
Woking Borough Council,
Civic Offices,
Gloucester Square,
Woking,
GU21 6YL.
Phone: 01483 755855 | Web: www.woking.gov.uk
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