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Your Details

Forename

Surname

Phone Number

Email Address

Address

Recently Used Address

Address

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Enquiry Details

A. Business Property Details

Property Reference Number:

Account Reference Number:

Address of the Property:

B. Applicant Details

Name of Business:

Contact (Ratepayer) Name:

Correspondence Address (if different from above):

Telephone Number:

Mobile Number:

Email Address:

C. Current Use

Is your property used wholly or mainly for retail purposes for the sale of goods or services for visiting members of the public?

Yes No

Please confirm how the property is used – i.e. what is the nature of your business?

D. State Aid

Has your company or business received more than €200,000 in state aid including Retail Rates Relief in the last three years? This is around £165,000 although the exact amount will fluctuate. Please tick the relevant box.

Yes No

State Aid De Minimis Declaration

The award of this relief must comply with the EU law on State Aid. Under the De Minimis Regulations (EC 1407/2013) the ratepayer named overleaf should not receive more than €200,000 in total of De Minimis aid, including any High Street Relief awarded for this property, within the current financial year or the two previous financial years.

Please give details of any De Minimis aid received below:

Amount of De Minimis

Period aid granted for

Organisation providing aid

Nature of aid

Would you like to add another?

Yes No

Amount of De Minimis

Period aid granted for

Organisation providing aid

Nature of aid

Would you like to add another?

Yes No

Amount of De Minimis

Period aid granted for

Organisation providing aid

Nature of aid

Should your circumstances change and you no longer meet the qualifying criteria, you must notify us so that the Reatil Rates Relief can be reviewed from the date the change occurred.

E. Declaration

By signing the form you agree that, to the best of your knowledge, the information contained on the form is complete and is not false. Wilfully making a false statement on the application form is an offence and may result in us taking legal action against you.

I declare that, I am authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer named overleaf. The form is completed correctly, to the best of my knowledge. The ratepayer named overleaf shall not exceed its De Minimis threshold by accepting any Retail Rates Relief granted.

Applicants Full Name:

Date:

Position Held:

Would you like to receive your business rates bill by e-mail?

Yes No

Email Address:

Please note - You should continue to make your business rates payments whilst your application is being considered. This will enable you to reduce the amount owing if your application is unsuccessful.

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Privacy Policy

Flintshire County Council will use the information you give in this form, and any supporting evidence you provide to assess your liability for Non Domestic Rates. This is required under Local Government Finance Act 1988 and all other relevant regulations associated with the assessment of Non Domestic Rates.

We will keep your data for the duration when you are liable to pay Non Domestic Rates and for a period of 7 years after your liability to pay Non Domestic Rates has ended.

We may share your information with other Council services in order to ensure our records are accurate and up-to-date, to improve the standard of the services we deliver, and to perform any of our statutory duties, including enforcement duties.

Flintshire County Council may check information you have provided, or information about you that someone else has provided, with other information we hold. We may also get information about you from certain third parties, or give information to them to:

make sure the information is accurate
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Flintshire County Council will not give information about you to anyone else, or use information about you for other purposes, unless the law allows this.

If you feel that Flintshire County Council have mishandled your personal data at any time you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office by visiting their website or by calling their helpline on 0303 123 1113.

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