About this form
This form is to enable new applicants for Covid-19 Local Restrictions Support Grants and Restart Grants to apply for these grants. Please note that Local Restrictions Support Grants can only be paid from 16 February 2021 to 31 March 2021 as the Government have now closed all grants for periods prior to 16 February 2021.
As part of the roadmap for the easing of Covid-19 restrictions the Government announced a Restart Grant for businesses to help them reopen safely. This grant is a one-off payment to support the following categories of businesses which are also registered to pay business rates:
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non-essential retail
A non-essential retail business can be defined as a business that is used mainly or wholly for the purposes of retail sale or hire of goods or services by the public, where the primary purpose of products or services provided are not necessary to the health and well-being of the public.
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Hospitality
A hospitality business can be defined as a business whose main function is to provide a venue for the consumption and sale of food and drink.
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Accommodation
An accommodation business can be defined as a business whose main lodging provision is used for holiday, travel and other purposes.
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Leisure
A leisure business can be defined as a business that provides opportunities, experiences and facilities, in particular for culture, recreation, entertainment, celebratory events and days and nights out.
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Personal Care
A personal care business can be defined as a business which provides a service, treatment or activity for the purposes of personal beauty, hair, grooming, body care and aesthetics, and wellbeing.
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Gym and Sports
A gym & sport business can be defined as a commercial or non-profit establishment where physical exercise or training is conducted on an individual basis or group basis, using exercise equipment or open floor space with or without instruction, or where individual and group sporting, athletic and physical activities are participated in competitively or recreationally.
Non Essential Retail business premises can receive a grants of up to £6,000 in line with the following thresholds as at 1 April 2021
| Rateable Value of Premises |
Grant Paid |
| £15000 or under |
£2667 |
| £15001 to 50999 |
£4000 |
| £51000 or over |
£6000 |
Hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises can receive one-off grants of up to £18,000 in line with the following thresholds as at 1 April 2021
| Rateable Value of Premises |
Grant Paid |
| £15000 or under |
£8000 |
| £15001 to 50999 |
£12000 |
| £51000 or over |
£18000 |
Local Authorities are responsible for determining whether businesses are entitled to a grant under the non-essential retail thresholds, or under the hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business thresholds.
The primary principle of the Restart Grant scheme is to support businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the relevant sectors.
For those businesses that were eligible for and paid existing local restrictions and lockdown grants, we will re-assess the information provided in your existing applications to determine what level of Restart Grant you are eligible to receive. Wherever possible these payments will be made automatically without the need for a further application form to be completed.
This form is provided to capture the information required by the Council to verify and make the payment of these grants.
You will need to have your business rates account reference and the name of the business as it appears on your recent bill. Payments will be made by BACS to your business account.
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