Pubs and live music venues relief | BETA - South Gloucestershire Council

If eligible, pubs and live music venues will get 15% off business rates bills for the 2026 to 2027 billing year (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027).

Your business rates bill will not increase by more than the rate of inflation from 1 April 2027 until 31 March 2029.

You can still get this relief if you already get transitional relief or supporting small business relief.

Check the eligibility criteria and find out what you could get (GOV.UK)

You cannot get pub and live music relief if the property is mainly used as a: restaurant, cafe, nightclub, snack bar, hotel, guesthouse, boarding house, sporting venue, festival site, theatre, concert hall, cinema, museum, exhibition hall, or casino.

The above exclusions are not exhaustive, and we will determine cases where eligibility is unclear.

How to apply

If you think your business is eligible, contact us by:

email: businessrates@southglos.gov.uk
post: South Gloucestershire Council, Department for Resources and Business Changes, Revenues Services, PO Box 1952, Bristol, BS37 0DE

Make sure to quote the following information:

billing number
property address
type of business

Once we have received your enquiry we will check if your business is eligible for pubs and live music venue relief. If it is then we will invite you to make a formal application.