The Committee considered a report by the Head of Customer Focus (circulated previously) regarding the Rural Settlement List.

The Director of Resources highlighted the following:

·       The Rural Rate Relief Scheme helped qualifying small general stores, post offices, food shops, public houses and petrol stations.

·       Appendix A of the report listed the qualifying Rural Settlements with a population of fewer than 3,000. This list had remained unchanged for many years.

RESOLVED that the Rural Settlement List be approved, for the purposes of Rural Rate Relief, of the rural settlements listed in Appendix A to this report.