▁empty ▁relief ▁exists ▁for ▁that ▁empty ▁part . ▁The ▁local ▁authority ▁can ▁request ▁an ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁the ▁rate able ▁value ▁between ▁empty ▁and ▁occupied ▁parts ▁from ▁the ▁Val u ation ▁Office ▁Agency ; ▁the ▁empty ▁part ▁can ▁then ▁receive ▁relief ▁in ▁the ▁normal ▁way . ▁This ▁app ort ion ment ▁does ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁rating ▁list ▁entry . ▁ ▁R ural ▁property ▁relief ▁▁ ▁To ▁give ▁relief ▁to ▁properties ▁considered ▁vital ▁to ▁rural ▁communities , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁and ▁dis cret ion ary ▁relief s ▁exist ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁scheme ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁small ▁business ▁rates ▁relief ▁from ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Properties ▁of ▁a ▁given ▁rate able ▁value ▁( £ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁England ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁can ▁receive ▁the ▁relief ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁settlement ▁( defined ▁as ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁or ▁less , ▁within ▁designated ▁rural ▁areas ), ▁and ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁general ▁store ▁or ▁post ▁office , ▁or ▁food ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁settlement . ▁The ▁only ▁public ▁house ▁or ▁pet rol ▁station ▁( with ▁rate able ▁values ▁of ▁up ▁£ 1 0 , 5 0 0 , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁in ▁a ▁settlement ▁may ▁also ▁receive ▁the ▁relief , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁mand atory ▁ 5 0 %. ▁ ▁Dis cret ion ary ▁relief ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁is