The Tendring District Council Rural Settlement List- shown below is a list of settlements within the district. Each settlement has a population of not more than 3,000 on the last day of December before the beginning of each financial year being 1 April.

Businesses that qualify under this scheme will receive 50% mandatory rate relief. Each business must be:

• A sole shop, general store or post office with a rateable value of up to £8,500
• Any food shop with a rateable value of up to £8,500 (catering premises are not included)
• A sole petrol filling station or public house with a rateable value of up to £12,500

The council may decide to give up to 100% discretionary rate relief to any other business in such a rural settlement, which has a rateable value below £16,500. However, the council must be satisfied that the business is of benefit to the local community and having regard to the interests of its council taxpayers.

Rural Settlement List for Tendring District Council

• Aingers Green (as shown on local view map)
• Alresford (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Ardleigh (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Beaumont (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Bradfield (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Elmstead Market (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Frating (as defined by the parish boundary apart from the area known as Frating Green & Balls Green)
• Frating Green & Balls Green (as shown on local view map)
• Great Bentley (as defined by the parish boundary apart from the area known as Aingers Green)
• Great Bromley (as defined by the parish boundary apart from the area known as Hare Green)
• Great Holland (as shown on local view map)
• Great Oakley (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Hare Green (as shown on local view map)
• Kirby Le Soken (as shown on local view map)
• Little Bentley (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Little Bromley (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Little Clacton North (as shown on local view map)
• Little Clacton South (as shown on local view map)
• Mistley (as defined by the parish boundary excluding Mistley Heath)
• Mistley Heath (as shown on local view map)
• Point Clear (as shown on local view map)
• Ramsey (as shown on local view map)
• Seawick (as shown on local view map)
• St Osyth (as defined by the parish boundary excluding the areas known as Point Clear, St Osyth Heath and Seawick)
• St Osyth Heath (as shown on local view map)
• Tendring (as defined by the parish boundary apart from the area known as Tendring Green)
• Tendring Green (as shown on local view map)
• The Naze (as shown on local view map)
• Thorpe Le Soken (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Thorrington (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Weeley (as defined by the parish boundary apart from the area known as Weeley Heath)
• Weeley Heath (as shown on local view map)
• Wix (as defined by the parish boundary)
• Wrabness (as defined by the parish boundary)

Local View Map