Summary
This policy proposal considered by DFP and was subject to a targeted consultation in November 2014 to January. It would involve a concession being made so that window space in empty shops can be used for the display of goods without incurring a full occupied rate.
Documents
- De-Rating of commercial window displays - consultation paper
- Commercial Window Displays - Consultation report.
Consultation description
A short policy paper was circulated around interested parties to seek their views. This supplemented a wider consultation undertaken by DFP in 2012, to inform the current policy which disregards the non-commercial use of window displays in empty shops in assessing liability for rates.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.