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Business and Trade

Business and Trade

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Pay my Business Rates Online

  • Pay your Business Rates using our secure online payment facility. 

Apply for Business Rates Relief

  • If you are eligible for rates relief, download application forms here.

 

Start a new business

  • Support for starting your own business, and information for small businesses. 

Find properties for sale/lease

  • Search through our lists of properties currently on the market or up for lease.

 

Find procurement/tendering notices

  • Use the online archive to search and view all tender documents. 
Economic Development

Economic and Business Development

  • Support for local businesses from those starting out to third sector enterprises and successful international organisations.
Health and Safety

Health and Safety

  • Information on health and safety inspection and food inspection reports.
Trading Standards

Trading Standards

  • Enforcing a range of criminal laws, through routine inspections, special projects and advice to business.
Licensing

Licensing

  • Access advice, information and application forms, both online and downloadable, for a range of activities.
Registrars

Registrars

  • Advice on making a wedding or civil partnership booking, registering births and deaths as well as family research.