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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…
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.
Description of the dataset showing part of the coal mining reporting area which contains recorded coal mining related features.
How to get data and documents held by the Coal Authority.
How to deal with covenants and legal requirements contained in title deeds which refer to the Coal Authority and its predecessors.
Description of the dataset showing the area of the ground that might be affected if subsidence a mine entry occurs.
Description of the dataset showing likely extent of shallow underground coal workings for which no recorded plans exist.
Terms and conditions for a permit to enter, disturb or alter coal mines or coal on your property.
Description of the dataset showing known locations where a coal seam is near the surface.
Description of the dataset showing underground coal workings whose depth is 30 metres or less from the surface.
Description of the dataset showing areas of coal extracted by surface excavations in the past or currently being excavated.
Description of the dataset showing extent of coal resources capable of being extracted by surface mining methods.
A service to ensure you consider any associated risks of historical coal mining for proposals within the Development High Risk Area.
Guidance about applying for and obtaining the relevant permits and access agreements for a mine water heat scheme.
Description of the dataset showing types of geological disturbances which may have been affected by coal mining.
Coal Authority data sets available under licence.
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