Enterprise area relief scheme

Rates relief may be available to new businesses locating to premises within the Prestwick International Enterprise Area, and who are concerned with the:

• Manufacture of aircraft or spacecraft or related machinery
• Repair or maintenance of aircraft or spacecraft or related machinery
• Manufacture of aircraft parts or components
• Repair or maintenance of aircraft parts or components
• Distribution of aircraft parts or components
• Design or development of aircraft, aero-engines or aircraft components
• Certification of aircraft, aero-engines or aircraft components
• Manufacture of aircraft, aero-engines or aircraft components
• Manufacture of electronic systems used on aircraft, spacecraft or related machinery
• Repair or maintenance of electronic systems used on aircraft, spacecraft or related machinery
• Design or development of electronic systems used on aircraft, spacecraft or related machinery
• Design or development of aerospace-related software
• Provision of aerospace-related logistics services
• Research and development into aerospace-related materials or aero structures
• Design or development of aerospace-related design systems or manufacturing systems
• Manufacture of aerospace-related design systems or manufacturing systems
• Other aerospace or aviation-related equipment development, manufacture or maintenance activities

Only new build properties or properties which have been vacant for at least a three month period prior to occupation by a qualifying business, and are occupied for the sole or main purpose of the qualifying activity since 1 April 2012, are eligible for this relief. .

Thresholds and relief levels:

Further information relating to the Prestwick and other Enterprise Areas, can be obtained at the following website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/EconomicStrategy/Enterprise-Areas.

As this relief is available by application only, download and complete an  ndr_enterpriseareaappnform (Word doc) [79KB] .