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How to access and use the coal mining information for England, Scotland and Wales held in the national coal mining database.
Description of the dataset showing known extent of coal mining activity, which is used to check if a coal mining report is needed.
1. Description 1.1 Keywords Coal Mining, Underground, Mining Report,…
Description of the dataset showing known mine entries indicating the entrance into a mine working.
1. Introduction The Coal Authority manages the effects of past coal…
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.
Description of the abandoned mines catalogue, a search tool to determine relevant abandonment plans to a given search criteria.
Description of the dataset showing part of the coal mining reporting area which contains recorded coal mining related features.
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.
Description of the dataset showing the area of the ground that might be affected if subsidence a mine entry occurs.
How to get data and documents held by the Coal Authority.
Description of the dataset showing known locations where a coal seam is near the surface.
How to deal with covenants and legal requirements contained in title deeds which refer to the Coal Authority and its predecessors.
Coal Authority data sets available under licence.
Description of the dataset showing likely extent of shallow underground coal workings for which no recorded plans exist.
Description of the dataset showing extent of coal resources capable of being extracted by surface mining methods.
Description of the dataset showing underground coal workings whose depth is 30 metres or less from the surface.
Detailed guidance on building near to coal and mines.
Terms and conditions for a permit to enter, disturb or alter coal mines or coal on your property.
Description of the dataset showing areas of coal extracted by surface excavations in the past or currently being excavated.
If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.
The data sets used by the Coal Authority are available for use and re-use purposes.
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