Requests for information about business rates

Business rates Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

These reports comply with the Freedom of Information Act and provide data about business rates.

You can find out how to make a Freedom of Information request about a different service here. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, members of the public can ask us for certain information about business rates.

As most of the requests we receive are for the same information, we publish a standard set of data reports, which are updated annually and which give information about all properties that:

  • are registered for business rates in Barnsley
  • receive small business rate relief
  • receive mandatory relief
  • receive charitable relief
  • are empty

Asking for information

If you ask us for information that’s contained in any of the above reports, we’ll refer you to our published reports. We update the reports regularly, so if the information you want isn’t showing the first time you look, please check it again at a later date.

If the information you want isn’t covered in any of our reports, you can fill in a form to request it, but there may be a charge for this. We’ll write to you if this is the case.

Complying with the Freedom of Information Act

Any information we supply will not contain personal details about any customer, unless that customer is a Limited Company (as information about a Limited Company is public record).

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This dataset is a relevant copyright work for the purposes of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. It is owned solely by Barnsley Council but is available for re-use without charge, including for commercial purposes, in accordance with the terms of the Open Government Licence for datasets found at The National Archives

Re-using information on this page

Re-use means using public sector information, for a purpose other than the initial public task it was produced for. The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 are about permitting this re-use of information and how the information is made available.

In general, any information that is accessible, either because it has been published or because it has been released under Freedom of Information legislation or other access legislation will be made available for re-use. 

We retain copyright to all information we disclose.

Statement of public task

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's public task is the core responsibilities and functions as defined in legislation or established through custom and practice. Our role is to meet our statutory obligations and to exercise our functions (powers and duties) in areas which are devolved to us under various Acts of Parliament, such as the Local Government Acts. For example, we must run local services such as social care and waste collection, and carry out regulatory and enforcement activity in areas of planning and trading standards. 

Do I need to make a request for re-use?

You do not need to ask permission to re-use any published information for which Barnsley Council holds the copyright, but you must acknowledge the copyright and source of information, agree and comply with the terms of the Open Government Licence (OGL). 

Where information is not released under the OGL, you will need to request permission for re-use under the RPSI regulations.

How to make a request for re-use

To make a request for re-use to Barnsley Council please:

  • Submit the request: by emailing informationrequests@barnsley.gov.uk or in writing to: Barnsley Council, Information Governance Team, PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG
  • Include your name and address for correspondence
  • Specify the information that you want to re-use and the purpose you intend to use it for

When we receive a request to re-use information, we must respond within 20 working days. This time limit can be extended if the information is extensive or the request raises complex issues, but we must inform you of this within the 20 day period.  In most cases information will be available to re-use free of charge.  If the information is available electronically and you are happy to receive it by email there will be no charge.  There may be a charge if you require paper copies of documents.

What if I am not happy with the council’s decision?

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of a request for re-use by the council, or need the council to review its decision on charging, licensing, refusal or any other aspect of the council's response, you should contact us:

 If you are still not satisfied, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at:

  • Customer Services Team, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

FOI extracts

October 2023

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (October 2023) October 2023 xlsx 60kb
All properties (October 2023) October 2023 xlsx 853kb
Completion notices (October 2023) October 2023 xlsx 26kb
Mandatory relief (October 2023) October 2023 xlsx 53kb
Small business rate relief (October 2023) October 2023 xlsx 285kb
Retail relief (October 2023) October 2023 xlsx 40kb

April 2023

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (April 2023) April 2023 xlsx 60kb
All properties (April 2023) April 2023 xlsx 728kb
Empties (April 2023) April 2023 xlsx 78kb
Mandatory relief (April 2023) April 2023 xlsx 54kb
Small business rate relief (April 2023) April 2023 xlsx 359kb
Retail discount (April 2023) April 2023 xlsx 31kb

October 2022

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (October 2022) October 2022 xlsx 45kb
All properties (October 2022) October 2022 xlsx 703kb
Empties (October 2022) October 2022 xlsx 75kb
Mandatory relief (October 2022) October 2022 xlsx 42kb
Small business rate relief (October 2022) October 2022 xlsx 320kb
Retail discount (October 2022) October 2022 xlsx 65kb

April 2022

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (April 2022) April 2022 xlsx 45kb
All properties (April 2022) April 2022 xlsx 672kb
Empties (April 2022) April 2022 xlsx 71kb
Mandatory relief (April 2022) April 2022 xlsx 41kb
Small business rate relief (April 2022) April 2022 xlsx 316kb
Retail discount (April 2022) April 2022 xlsx 53kb

October 2021

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (October 2021) October 2021 xlsx 41kb
All properties (October 20201) October 2021 xlsx 652kb
Empties (October 2021) October 2021 xlsx 67kb
Mandatory relief (October 2021) October 2021 xlsx 42kb
Small business rate relief (October 2021) October 2021 xlsx 276kb
Retail discount (October 2021) October 2021 xlsx 61kb

April 2021

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (April 2021) April 2021 xlsx 42kb
All properties (April 2021) April 2021 xlsx 687kb
Empties (April 2021) April 2021 xlsx 64kb
Mandatory relief (April 2021) April 2021 xlsx 41kb
Small business rate relief (April 2021) April 2021 xlsx 275kb
Retail discount (April 2021) April 2021 xlsx 51kb

October 2020

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (October 2020) October 2020 xlsx 50kb
All properties (October 2020) October 2020 xlsx 647kb
Empties (October 2020) October 2020 xlsx 73kb
Mandatory relief (October 2020) October 2020 xlsx 54kb
Small business rate relief (October 2020) October 2020 xlsx 285kb
Retail discount (October 2020) October 2020 xlsx 105kb

October 2019

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (October 2019) October 2019 xlsx 45kb
All properties (October 2019) October 2019 xlsx 701kb
Empties (October 2019) October 2019 xlsx 80kb
Mandatory relief (October 2019) October 2019 xlsx 44kb
Small business rate relief (October 2019) October 2019 xlsx 280kb

April 2019

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable​ (April 2019) April 2019 xlsx 48kb
All properties (April 2019) April 2019 xlsx 640kb
Empties (April 2019) April 2019 xlsx 104kb
Mandatory relief (April 2019) April 2019 xlsx 48kb
Small business rate relief (April 2019) April 2019 xlsx 292kb

October 2018

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (October 2018) October 2018 xlsx 47kb
All properties (October 2018) October 2018 xlsx 792kb
Empties (October 2018) October 2018 xlsx 82kb
Mandatory relief (October 2018) October 2018 xlsx 49kb
Small business rate relief (October 2018) October 2018 xlsx 310kb

April 2018

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (April 2018) April 2018 xlsx 45kb
All properties (April 2018) April 2018  xlsx 785kb
Empties (April 2018) April 2018  xlsx 74kb
Mandatory relief (April 2018) April 2018  xlsx 49kb
Small business rate relief (April 2018) April 2018  xlsx 307kb

October 2017

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (October 2017) October 2017 xlsx 48kb
All properties (October 2017) October 2017 xlsx 614kb
Credits (October 2017) October 2017 xlsx 28kb
Discretionary relief (October 2017) October 2017 xlsx 27kb
Empties (October 2017) October 2017 xlsx 76kb
Mandatory relief (October 2017) October 2017 xlsx 48kb
Small business rate relief (October 2017) October 2017 xlsx 302kb

April 2017

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (April 2017) April 2017 (xlsx 44kb)
All properties (April 2017) April 2017 (xlsx 664kb)
Credits (April 2017) April 2017 (xlsx 38kb)
Empties (April 2017) April 2017 (xlsx 76kb)
Mandatory relief (April 2017) April 2017 (xlsx 44kb)
Small business rate relief (April 2017) April 2017 (xlsx 284kb)

December 2016

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (December 2016) December 2016 xlsx 47kb
All properties (December 2016) December 2016 xlsx 698kb
Credits (December 2016) December 2016 xlsx 40kb
Empties (December 2016) December 2016 xlsx 81kb
Mandatory relief (December 2016) December 2016 xlsx 49kb
Small business rate relief (December 2016) December 2016 xlsx 310kb

April 2016

Description Date extracted Format/size
All charitable (April 2016) April 2016 xlsx 95kb
All properties (April 2016) April 2016 xlsx 1177kb
Credits (April 2016) April 2016 xlsx 41kb
Empties (April 2016) April 2016 xlsx 178kb
Mandatory relief (April 2016) April 2016 xlsx 178kb
Small business rate relief (April 2016) April 2016 xlsx 473kb

October 2015

 Description  Date extracted  Format/size
All properties (October 2015) 14 October 2015 xlsx 1322kb
All charitable (October 2015) 14 October 2015 xlsx 110kb
Credits (October 2015) 14 October 2015 xlsx 93kb
Empties (October 2015) 14 October 2015 xlsx 187kb
Mandatory charitable (October 2015) 14 October 2015 xlsx 99kb
Retail relief (October 2015) 14 October 2015 xlsx 199kb
Small business rate relief (October 2015) 14 October 2015 xlsx 

April 2015

Description Date extracted     Format/size    
All charitable (April 2015) April 2015             xlsx 95kb       
All properties (April 2015) April 2015 xlsx 1177kb
Credits (April 2015) April 2015 xlsx 41kb
Empties (April 2015) April 2015 xlsx 178kb
Retail relief (April 2015) April 2015 xlsx 178kb
Small business rate relief (April 2015)       April 2015 xlsx 473kb

October 2014

 Description  Date extracted  Format/size
Retail relief (October 2014)  12/02/2015               xlsx 220kb     
Small business rate relief (October 2014)  16/10/2014  xlsx 441kb     
Mandatory relief (October 2014)  16/10/2014  xlsx 81kb
All charitable (October 2014)  16/10/2014  xlsx 100kb
Empty properties (October 2014)  16/10/2014  xlsx 53kb
All properties (October 2014)  16/10/2014  xlsx 1MB
Credits (October 2014)  16/10/2014  xlsx 40kb

April 2014

Description Date extracted Format/Size
All properties (April 2014)  10/04/14 xlsx 392kb
Small business rate relief (April 2014)  10/04/14 xlsx 122kb
Mandatory relief (April 2014)  10/04/14 xlsx 36kb
Accounts in credit (April 2014)  10/04/14 xlsx 21kb
Retail relief (April 2014)  11/08/14 xlsx 65kb
Retail relief - current liability with active discount (April 2014)  11/08/14 xlsx 65kb
All charitable properties (April 2014)  14/10/14 xlsx 44kb

October 2013

Description Date extracted Format/Size
Current empty properties (October 2013)  10/10/13 xlsx 62kb
All charitable relief (October 2013)  10/10/13 xlsx 45kb
Accounts in credit (October 2013)  11/10/13 xlsx 21kb

June 2013

Description Date extracted Format/Size
All current business rates properties (June 2013) 04/06/13 xlsx 338kb
Current empty properties (June 2013) 04/06/13 xlsx 60kb
Mandatory charitable relief (June 2013) 04/06/13 xlsx 36kb
All charitable relief (June 2013) 04/06/13 xlsx 42kb
Small business rates relief (June 2013) 04/06/13 xlsx 144kb
Accounts in credit (June 2013) 11/06/13 xlsx 21kb
Accounts with written off credit balances (June 2013) 17/06/13 xlsx 16kb