How to Vote

The ballot

  1. Notification of ballot: 30th September 2024

  2. Your ballot papers will be sent out on: 14th October 2024

  3. Your vote must be received by: 14th November 2024

  4. The result will be announced: 15th November 2024

Click to view the Proposed Operating Agreement and Service Level Agreements.

Please note: You can only vote by post

Simply put a cross in your chosen box, sign and return in the pre-paid envelope. If you have multiple votes, please return each vote in the envelopes provided.

What you need to know before casting your vote.

  • 1.

    The person, organisation or registered company 4 that is listed on the non-domestic ratings list as being responsible for payment of the rates of a property (also referred to in BID regulations as a hereditament) within the BID boundary on the day of the notice of ballot (TBC) will receive a ballot letter and will be entitled to vote in a secret ballot.

  • 2.

    For the BID to be approved, two criteria must be met:

    a) More than 50% of those voting must vote in favour of the proposal

    b) The total rateable value of those properties which vote in favour must exceed the total of those voting against

  • 3.

    The ballot will be conducted independently by Civica, on behalf of the ballot holder Plymouth City Council and will be a confidential postal vote. Voting papers will be sent out on October 14, 2024 and voters will have until 5pm on November 15, 2024 to return their ballot paper.

  • 4.

    If a business has more than one rateable property, it will receive a ballot paper for each property. Each ballot paper should be returned in the envelopes provided. Each returned paper counts as one vote. If you do not receive your ballot paper please contact the BID chief executive Steve Hughes as soon as possible: steve.hughes@citycentrebid.co.uk

  • 5.

    If the BID is approved, it will operate from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030, delivering the projects outlined in this business plan.

  • 6.

    The number of properties (hereditaments) liable for the levy and entitled to vote is 523 at the time of writing.

  • 7.

    The results of the ballot will be announced on November 15, 2024.