Planning applications and coal mining risk assessments

Mining Remediation Authority, 2025
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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Abstract

Details the process for submitting a coal mining risk assessment to the relevant local planning authority if the proposed development site is in a high risk area on the coalfield.

History

Last updated: 27 February 2025 - Added information on when developers need an incidental coal agreement. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/planning-applications-coal-mining-risk-assessments and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 17 September 2014.

Subjects

  • Planning and development
  • Other planning disciplines
  • Minerals planning

Publisher History

The Mining Remediation Authority is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and manages the effects of past coal mining, mine water pollution and other mining legacy issues. Formerly known as the Coal Authority.

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