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The Coal Authority in July 2011 formalised their requirements concerning planning applications (except householder developments) in England, Scotland and Wales and introduced new terminology relating to Coal Mining Development Areas.
From 2011 the Coal Authority formalised their requirements in relation to planning applications. In England, Scotland and Wales new terminology relating to Coal Mining Development areas was introduced.
If your site is in a Development High Risk Area you will need to submit a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to your Local Planning Authority. Earth Environmental & Geotechnical are competent in completing Coal Mining Risk Assessments with extensive knowledge of commercial, residential and industrial properties.
High Risk Areas are defined as areas, based upon Coal Authority records where land stability and other safety risks are associated with historical coal mining activities. They include areas of known/suspected shallow coal mining, recorded mine/adit entries and areas of former surface extraction.
The Coal Authority is a statutory consultee for any planning application within a High Risk Area.
Earth Environmental & Geotechnical have completed many Coal Mining Risk Assessments for residential, commercial and industrial properties which include an assessment of the Coal Authority Mining Report, a visit to the offices of the Coal Authority to assess mining plans, a review of modern and historical published geological maps and review of technical reports/memoirs.
The British Geological Survey would be contacted to obtain any coal exploration, water well and site investigation borehole information.
Typically, a number of resources will be referred to by the competent person. These may include, but are not limited to, the following:
The coalfield is divided into two areas, referred to as Development High Risk Area and Development Low Risk Area:
If the Coal Mining Risk Assessment identifies a risk to a potential development, a programme of site investigation can be completed in-house by Earth Environmental & Geotechnical Ltd.
The historical legacy of coal mining in the UK affects many development proposals, if you are unsure whether you need a Coal Mining Risk Assessment Earth Environmental & Geotechnical will assess your developments needs and can give you expert advice.
We offer a fixed price of £425 (excluding VAT) for completing your Coal Mining Risk Assessment.
At Earth Environmental & Geotechnical our expert team will quickly prepare your Coal Mining Risk Assessment and because we have extensive experience of working with developers and the Coal Authority, we can provide all the supporting documents your development needs.
The Coal Mining Risk Assessment’s aim is to identify site specific coal mining risks and set out the proposed mitigation strategy to show that the site can be made safe and stable for the development being proposed.
Development High Risk areas are designated when there are hazards that could affect a new development, which include:
Should any risks to future development be identified in the CMRA, further works will be recommended prior to the development taking place. Typically, this will involve the advancing of Rotary Boreholes to agreed depths across the site to identify the presence of any historic workings and thickness and composition of any anticipated shallow seams.
As a general rule of thumb, a minimum of three boreholes will be required in order to satisfy the Coal Authority.
Where potential shafts are identified, a watching brief, site strip or targeted investigation will likely be recommended. Depending on the findings of the investigation works, further remediation works e.g. drill and grouting of old workings to stabilise the void or shaft, may be required.
Earth Environmental have a number of competent in-house staff who can assist developers at any stage of a project, from coal mining risk assessments and site investigations through to remediation works (e.g. drill and grouting).
Contact Earth Environmental for expert advice on your Coal Mining Risk Assessments.
Example – Coal Mining Risk Assessment.
