MHDC Application for Discretionary Rural Rate Relief

Account reference:

Property reference:

Name and address:

Phone Number

Area codePhone Number

Type of Business

Please detail the types of goods sold or services provided:

Approximately how long has your business been established?

What are your opening hours?

Can the same products or services you offer be bought anywhere else within the parish?

YesNo

Does your business support any other business in the parish?

YesNo

If yes please give details:

Approximately what percentage of your customers come from the immediate locality?

How many people do you employ?

How many of these live within the parish?

Does your business support local events or projects, for example village fete/village hall?

YesNo

If Yes please give details:

I understand that in order to qualify for Discretionary Rural Rate Relief it is necessary for the Council to be satisfied that the premises are used for purposes which are of benefit to the local community and that it would be reasonable to grant this relief having regard to the interests of the persons liable to pay the Council Tax. In order to do this the Council will write to your local Parish Council to assist in making this determination. If you would like to supply any further information in support of your application that demonstrates the benefit to the local community of your business please do so below:

Declaration: I agree to the best of my knowledge and belief that all the information I have given on this application is true and complete in all respects. I authorise the council to make any enquiries they wish to verify the information. Personal data is collected and processed in accordance with data protection law. I agree that Malvern Hills District Council can use my personal data for the purpose of processing the Application for Discretionary Rural Rate Relief, I understand my data may be shared with other departments within the council for the purposes of processing my application. For further information about how your data is managed please refer to the privacy notice on our website.

Please continue to pay your Business Rates in full, on the due dates until you are informed that your application has been successful.

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