TY - BOOK AU - Brooks, J. TI - Pivotal vote on town centres T2 - Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) PY - 2004/// KW - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS KW - TOWN CENTRE MANAGEMENT KW - BUSINESS RATES KW - RATEABLE VALUE KW - LOCAL TAXATION N2 - Looks at opportunities for town centre regeneration if participants in the 22 pilot Business Improvement Districts (BIDS) vote to extend the schemes. Under the scheme, local retailers and businesses pay a self-imposed levy on their business rates for environmental improvements ER -