Get a permit to deal with coal or coal mines

You needmust aget permitpermission to enter, disturb or change coal mines or coal managed or owned by the MiningCoal Remediation Authority that’s on your property.

This includes:

• coal seams under your property

• coal workings, such as existing mine tunnels

• mine entrances

You need to get a permit if you want to:

• cap the mine

• fill the mine

• drill boreholes through a coal seam

• build over or near to the entrance to the mine

How to apply

Fill in the online application form. You’ll needhave to register first if you do not have an account with the MiningCoal Remediation Authority.

YourYou’ll permitneed applicationto must include specific supporting information depending on the type of work you’re proposing.upload:

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• Toany helpproposed ensuregrout youmixes have included all the information we need, read the checklist for yourtreatment type of work:works

  • Site investigation permits (ODT, 10.6 KB)
  • Drilling

    full boreholesdrawings forand watercalculations abstraction (ODT,if 8.27treating KB)mine entries

  • Site

    any remediationprevious includingworks treatmentsuch ofas minecoal workingsmining andrisk entries (ODT,assessments, 11desk KB)

  • Sitestudies remediationor usingborehole concrete capping and geotextiles (ODT, 11.9 KB)logs

  • Site

    the remediationtreatment usinggrid, pilingincluding andthe foundationsproposed neardevelopment minefootprint workings (ODT,(for 12.3treatment KB)permits only)

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  You can also apply using a paper form. ContactPlease contact us for details.details on how to complete the paper form.

  Engineering appraisals

  IfWhere yourapplications applicationinclude includes designs that require engineering appraisal,appraisal you must ensure the information yousupplied supplyshould fulfilsfulfil the requirements of MiningCoal Remediation Authority Technical Guidance Note TGN02/202.

  Before your permit is granted

  However you apply, you’ll need to:

  • agree to the permit’s terms and conditions

  • pay the appropriate fee, in full, before a permit can be processed and grantedfee

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  Making changes to a current permit

  IfWe recognise that in some cases, new information arises after a permit has been issued, youwhich canwill applyrequire changes to the permit or approved methods and techniques. An application to change or vary yourthe permit.permit Thiscan preventsbe submitted to formalise these changes and prevent a breach of permit conditions.

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  AAn significantapplication variationfor isa anysignificant changevariation thatto requires a technicalcurrent assessment.permit Thesewill arebe charged atfor the cost of the additional new activity.

  If yourthe original application was made on an area basis, the variation will be charged at either:

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  • the costcosts of the additional new activity

  activity, whichever is lower.

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  Minor variations

  A minorsignificant variation is any variation that requires a technical assessment to be done. 

  A minor administrative change thator doesvariation can be applied for changes which do not require technical assessment.assessment, Thissuch includesas an application made to change administrative changesdetails suchof aspermit, updatingwhich include name changes where a company changes its name wherebut retains the same management structure, systems and insuranceinsurance.

  An remainapplication theto same.

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  Youtime validity of a current permit can applybe made to extend the time period of youra permit.permit only. This does not require aany additional technical assessment.assessment to be done.

  Multiple activities on onesame permit application

  IfWhere youone applypermit forapplication is made to cover multiple activities on a single site, the application fee payable is the totalaggregate sum of alleach of the proposed activities.

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  This allows youthe initial phase to startcommence with the initialapplicant phasereturning andto complete the engineering appraisal later.

  Theprocess at a later date. The application fee will be the totalsum of the mine entry investigation and the mine treatment activities.

  Intervention

  Permitting measurescharges andare notices

  shown inclusive of VAT. Payment can be made by debit or credit card or BACS.

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  Application fee for permit extension	£156

  ConsentsThese forfee capitalrates floodreflect defencethe infrastructurecosts areof chargedthe atservices that the samePermissions rateTeam asprovides, standardin line with the principles in Managing Public Money May 2023 document.

  The Mining Remediation Authority permit applications.permissions team is committed to restricting its costs as far as possible and is not permitted to make any profit from its fees.

  ContactIf usyou need help with your application

  Contact the Mining Remediation Authority Permitting and Licensing team.

  LicensingPermitting and PermissionsLicensing team

  Mining Remediation Authority
  200 Lichfield Lane
  Mansfield
  Nottinghamshire
  NG18 4RG

  Email LicensingAndPermissions@MiningRemediation.gov.ukpermissions@miningremediation.gov.uk

  Telephone 01623 637 450

  Monday to Thursday: 8:45am to 5:00pm
  Friday: 8:45am to 4:30pm