Resolved:

That Option 2 be approved so that:

            •           From 1 April 2019 – the charge is 100% for properties                                empty for at least two years

            •           From 1 April 2020:

·         the charge is 100% for properties empty for at least two years but less than five years

·         the charge is 200% for properties empty for at least five years

            •           From 1 April 2021:

·         the charge is 100%  for properties empty for at least two years but less than five years

·         the charge is 200%  for properties empty for at least five years but less than ten years

·         the charge is 300% for properties empty for at least ten years

These charges (or premiums as they are known) are charged in addition to the usual council tax charge that applies to the property.

ACTION:       Strategic Director Place

(Overview & Scrutiny Area: Regeneration and Environment)

(Julie Rhodes - 01274 431163)