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An image of two business men shaking hands, with only their hands in view.Rochford District Council's Economic Development Unit offers a wide range of services and assistance to businesses based in Rochford District and to those wishing to relocate to the area.


 
Whether you are starting a new business or relocating an existing one, you will be welcomed as a member of the Rochford District business community, and can take advantage of a wide range of customised support services from the Council's Economic Development Unit and its partners which aim to meet your individual needs.

 

Thames Gateway South Essex (TGSE) Leading a Low Carbon Economy Programme (LLCEP) (PDF 67kb).

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Business Rates are collected by local councils and are the means by which businesses and others who occupy non-domestic property make a contribution towards the costs of the local services.

 

You can pay your Business Rates online, search for the rateable value of any property in the district and with a PIN number you can view your own Business Rate account details.

 

Pay Your Business Rates Online

Find the Rateable Value of a Business

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Use the licensing section on our Website to find out more information on:

 

  • the sale of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment and late night refreshment;
  • betting, gaming and lotteries;
  • making charitable collections;
  • carrying out motor salvage operations or scrap metal dealing;
  • street trading (including use of pavements) and for sex establishments.
  • acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis

 

Information on Licensing

View Licensing Applications Online

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The safety of food is vital to each and every consumer. It is also vital to each and every producer, processor, manufacturer and retailer. Consumers must have confidence that the food they buy and eat will do them no harm. The importance of consumer confidence cannot be underestimated for business upon whom rests the main responsibility for ensuring the protection of its customers.

 

Information on Food Safety

Food Safety Questions and Answers

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We are committed to ensure that health and safety at work standards are maintained throughout the district, in premises for which Rochford District Council are the Enforcing Authority. This is to protect employees, the self-employed and members of the public.

 

Information on Health and Safety

Health and Safety Service Plan (PDF 195kb)





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Rochford District Council, Council Offices, South Street, Rochford, Essex SS4 1BW - Tel: 01702 546366 - Out of Hours: 01268 527317 - information@rochford.gov.uk