Business and Trade

2 alerts: Council Tax and Business Rates; Planning Register

Pay your business rates, find out if you can get a reduction or tell us if you're moving your business.

Contracts and tenders

Find out about council contracts out to tender and get support and information on how to apply.

Find support for food businesses, where to find healthier choices and report food poisoning.

Apply for a driver, vehicle or operator taxi licence, tell us about a change, report an accident or apply to be on the hackney carriage waiting list.

Licensing and gambling

Find and apply for licences for different commercial activities.

Trading standards

Find approved traders, get a licence to store and sell fireworks and get business advice.

Support for businesses

Support available for your business and your employees.

How to manage your business waste

Find out what business waste is and what your responsibilities are as a business.

Service updates

19.05.2025

Delays to business rates response times and processing

We're experiencing technical issues with our document management system, which means our business rates processing and response times are longer than usual.

Read more about delays to business rates response times and processing
07.09.2021

Email and text reminders for business rates

We’re now sending regular email and text reminders to people who have fallen behind with their payments.

Read more about email and text reminders for business rates