Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data
Gavin Chait made this Freedom of Information request to North Dorset District Council as part of a batch sent to 18 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear North Dorset District Council,
In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, could you please provide me with a complete and up-to-date list of all business (non-residential) property rates data for your local authority, and including the following fields:
- Billing Authority Reference Code (linking the property to the VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupied / Vacant
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds)
If you are unable to provide an absolute “Occupation / Vacancy” status, please provide the Exemptions and / or Reliefs that a particular property may be receiving.
Please provide this as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence.
We last requested this data more than six months ago, and this is a request for an updated and current dataset.
I'm sure you get many requests for business rates and we intend to update this national series every six months. Could we request that - as more than 30% of local authorities already do - you update and release this dataset via a dedicated page on your local authority website or on an open data service. You should find that this reduces the time and cost of this request process.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information.
You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
North Dorset District Council does not hold the information or there is a
reason for it to be withheld.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and a fees notice will be
issued to you.
Good Morning
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Your request for information has now been considered and the response to
your questions is shown in the attached spreadsheet.
The legislation allows you to use the information supplied for your own
personal use. Please be aware that any commercial or other use, for
example publication, sale, or redistribution may be a breach of copyright
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