changing part of a building from commercial to housing and Business rates

muckington · 2026-02-15T18:15:37+0000

Greetings!

Say if I had a 2 story club/ bar/ drinking establishment premiums. And I applied for planning permission on the top floor to be say C3 (dwelling). Can I have the Business rates removed for the upper floor in question? As .gov dose not stipulate this! Infact Business rates teams say that even if you occupy the property but dont use it you are still liable for Business rates

Thanks

^woody^ · 2026-02-15T20:28:09+0000

The rate won't change just by getting permission for a change of use.

muckington · 2026-02-15T20:45:10+0000

^woody^ said:
The rate won't change just by getting permission for a change of use.

I mean i dont want to pay any Business rates on that part of the property

^woody^ · 2026-02-15T20:52:04+0000

You would have to enact any change of use permission and do the conversion work, have the converted areas assessed for domestic rates/community charge, then the commercial areas reassessed.

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changing part of a building from commercial to housing and Business rates

muckington

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muckington

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