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Planning advice service for proposals within the development high risk area on the coalfield
Publication Year
2026
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Details a service for providing planning advice for developing on the coalfield, ensuring any associated risks of historical coal mining for proposals within the development high risk area are adequately considered.
Document History
Supersedes: 23 September 2004 version, 'Pre-application planning and technical advice for proposals within the development high risk area on the coalfield'. Last updated: 23 February 2026 - changed service name to the planning advice service for developing on the coalfield. Also updated contact email addresses. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-application-advice-for-developing-on-the-coalfield/pre-application-planning-and-technical-advice-for-proposals-within-the-development-high-risk-area-on-the-coalfield 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: 19 September 2019. Published in conjunction with: Mining Remediation Authority.
Publisher Information
Coal Authority
Now known as the Mining Remediation Authority, the Coal Authority was 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.
