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Search by postcode to check if a property is built over an old coal mine - find out if you need a coal mining report, what it covers, other reports available, fees
The home of Coal Authority on GOV.UK. The Coal Authority makes a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
How to access and use the coal mining information for England, Scotland and Wales held in the national coal mining database.
Description of the data set showing known mine entries indicating the entrance into a mine working.
Description of the abandoned mines catalogue, a search tool to determine relevant abandonment plans to a given search criteria.
If your site is in the Development High Risk Area, for most forms of development you must submit a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to your Local Planning Authority.
Information about getting permission to enter, disturb or change coal mines or coal managed or owned by the Coal Authority that’s on your property.
Descriptions and technical metadata for the coal mining data held in the national coal mining database of England, Scotland and Wales.
Details about the different types of coal mining information and data available from the Coal Authority, including how to access it.
Description of the dataset showing part of the coal mining reporting area which contains recorded coal mining related features.
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