Planning Advice Service for Developing on the Coalfield - Development High Risk Area
Summary
The Mining Remediation Authority (trading name of the Coal Authority) updated its planning advice service for developers considering proposals within the Development High Risk Area of former coalfields. The service name changed to 'planning advice service for developing on the coalfield' and the contact email was updated to planningadvice@miningremediation.gov.uk. The service helps ensure that risks from historical coal mining legacy are considered throughout the planning, design and implementation of projects.
What changed
The Mining Remediation Authority updated its service name and contact details for the coalfield planning advice service. The service, which helps ensure developers consider risks from historical coal mining legacy when planning projects in the Development High Risk Area, now operates under the name 'planning advice service for developing on the coalfield.' The contact email changed to planningadvice@miningremediation.gov.uk.\n\nDevelopers considering proposals within the Development High Risk Area should use this service to identify and address coal mining risks throughout their project's planning, design and implementation phases. Parties must complete the official enquiry form and submit required documentation for their enquiry to be processed.
What to do next
- Complete the planning advice service enquiry form and submit with required documentation
- Contact planningadvice@miningremediation.gov.uk or call 01623 637119 to submit enquiries
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Guidance
Planning advice service for developing on the coalfield
A service to ensure you consider any associated risks of historical coal mining for proposals within the Development High Risk Area.
From: Coal Authority and Mining Remediation Authority Published 19 September 2019 Last updated 23 February 2026
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Details
The Mining Remediation Authority’s planning advice service helps ensure that any risks from coal mining legacy are considered throughout the planning, design and implementation of a project.
The planning advice service enquiry form must be completed and submitted along with the required documentation in order for your enquiry to be considered and processed.
View details about the Development High Risk Area and Coal Mining Risk Assessments.
The Mining Remediation Authority is the trading name of the Coal Authority (‘TCA’) established pursuant to Section 1 of the Coal Industry Act 1994, of 200 Lichfield Lane, Berry Hill, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4RG. The Coal Authority remains the legal name of the Authority.
Planning advice service
Mining Remediation Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
NG18 4RG
Email planningadvice@miningremediation.gov.uk
Telephone 01623 637119
Updates to this page
Published 19 September 2019 Last updated 23 February 2026 show all updates
1.
23 February 2026
The service name has now changed to the planning advice service for developing on the coalfield and contact email addresses have been updated to planningadvice@miningremediation.gov.uk
2.
23 September 2024
Pre-application advice service enquiry form added to webpage.
3.
14 August 2024
Details added about how we operate the service and about how we calculate the fee.
4.
26 May 2023
Non-statutory pre-application advice service is temporarily not available.
5.
1 July 2021
Section 1 "What we need to know – information requirements" has been updated to reflect Coal Authority Technical Guidance Note TGN02/2021
6.
22 September 2020
Information added relating to the Terms of Service
7.
19 September 2019
First published.
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