Apply for Heat Networks Relief

Complete this form to apply for heat networks relief on your business rates.

Before completing the following form, please make sure that you have read through the guidance notes about the relief.

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Eligibility criteria
1. Eligibility criteria
  1. To be considered for this relief the property must:
    
    1. Be wholly or mainly used for the purpose of a heat network. That is a facility, which supplies thermal energy from a central source to consumers, through a network of pipes, for the purposes of space heating, space cooling or domestic hot water. Networks wholly or mainly providing heat for a different purpose (such as an industrial process) are not eligible.
    
    And
    
    2. Generate the heat, over the next 12 months, from a low carbon source. A low carbon source is a source of which at least:
    - 50% is renewable heat
    - 50% is waste heat
    - 75% is cogenerated heat
    - 75% is a combination of renewable, waste or cogenerated heat
2. I confirm that the property is wholly or mainly used for the purpose of a heat network*
3. I confirm that the heat generated by this network over the next 12 months will derive from a low carbon source*
4. Using the eligibility criteria above as a guide, provide a full description of the heat network and explain how the property meets the criteria.*
  You can enter up to 1000 words
Business details
1. Business rates reference number*
  You can find this 7 or 8 digit number on the top right hand side of your bill.
2. Your business premises address
  1. Enter the postcode in the postcode lookup box, click the 'find address' button and then select the correct address from the list.
  2. Address
    
    Postcode lookup
    
    Address
    
    If your address isn't in the list and doesn't automatically populate the fields below then you can enter it manually.
  3. Address
  4. Postcode
3. I have a different correspondence address to my business premises
4. Your correspondence address
  1. Enter the postcode in the postcode lookup box, click the 'find address' button and then select the correct address from the list.
  2. Address
    
    Postcode lookup
    
    Address
    
    If your address isn't in the list and doesn't automatically populate the fields below then you can enter it manually.
  3. Address
  4. Postcode
5. Full name of ratepayer*
  If you are a limited company, this would be the name of the company
6. Your position in the business*
7. Email*
8. Contact number*
Supporting evidence (optional)
1. Please upload any evidence you have which you think would prove the eligibility criteria for this relief are satisfied and would help us make a decision on your application.
4. Giving us extra information with your application may speed up the decision-making process.
Declaration
1. 1. I confirm that I am the ratepayer or authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer and that to the best of my knowledge all of the information detailed on this form is true and correct.
  2. I understand that Swansea Council can make any checks and enquiries necessary in order to consider this application, which may include a visit to the property.
  3. I understand that Swansea Council is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and to this end may use the information I have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud. It is possible that this information may be shared for the same purposes with other public bodies, including councils or other organisations which handle public funds.
  4. I understand that the deliberate provision of false information in order to achieve financial gain is a criminal offence.
2. I confirm that I have read and understand the implications of the above declaration*

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