Licence summary
The prime purpose of this is to identify potential areas that
could give rise to the spread of infectious disease such as
legionella and to ensure preventative measures are taken to
eliminate the risk of such infection arising to employees and the
public. Keeping a register of where these types of system are helps
enforcing authorities to assist businesses to control the risks
from legionella and to take action if the risks are not being
adequately controlled.
Although the council keeps a register of cooling towers and
evaporative condensers, we may not be the enforcing authority for
health and safety matters at the premises. Health and Safety may be
enforced by the HSE depending on the main work activity carried out
at the premises.
Eligibility criteria
To determine if you have a cooling tower or evaporative
condenser please refer to regulation
2 of the legislation. If you have a cooling tower or
evaporative condenser at your premises you need to complete a
notification form and provide the following information:
- the address where the cooling tower(s) or evaporative
condenser(s) are located
- the person(s) in control of the premises and their contact
details
- the number of cooling towers or evaporative condensers at the
premises
- a brief description of the location where the equipment is
situated at the premises (this may include a site plan), and any
other relevant information
Fees
There is currently no fee payable for notification in the
Peterborough City Council area.
Regulation summary
A summary of the regulations
relating to cooling tower notification is available to
view online.
Application evaluation process
We must keep a register of all premises where cooling towers and
evaporative condensers are situated with the local authority under
the Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers
Regulations 1992. We will acknowledge receipt of your notification
within 14 calendar days. Your notification will be added to our
register. If you need to make any changes to the information
provided on your initial notification form you can do this online
or by contacting the Business Regulation Team at the contact
details below.
Will tacit consent apply?
Yes - This means that you will be able to act as though your
notification is accepted if you have not heard otherwise from
Peterborough City Council by the end of the target completion
period (14 calendar days from the date your notification was
received).
Apply Online
Contact details
- Peterborough City Council, Business Regulation Team, Operations
Directorate, Bridge House, Peterborough, PE1 1HU
- Email foodandsafety@peterborough.gov.uk
- Telephone 01733 747474 ( 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to
Friday)
Public register
The current cooling tower register is available
to view online.
Failed application redress
As long as the notification is completed as required it will be
added to our register, in the first instance contact Peterborough
City Council.
Other redress
In the case of issues such as noise, pollution, etc, in the
first instance contact Peterborough City Council.