Mining Remediation Authority and national infrastructure projects

The Mining Remediation Authority is a statutory consultee in the planning process, which means we must be notified and consulted on nationally significant infrastructure projects applications to ensure our areas of expertise are reflected within development proposals.

This guidance provides more information on our cost recovery process for these projects in England and Wales.

We, like all prescribed consultees, have an important role to play in the pre-application process and encourage applicants to begin discussions at the inception of any new project, before its submission to the Planning Inspectorate, by making use of our planning advice service, which is a discretionary service charged at cost recovery rates.

Further information on this service can be found at Pre-application advice for developing on the coalfield - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

You do not need to use this service, but it gives access to more detailed advice at a very early stage of the project process.

Early consultation is important because it helps to ensure a clear understanding of the coal mining features present and any associated land stability risks posed to the project.

It enables developers to consider the impacts of past coal mining activity, consequential changes in design or layout and to ensure that relevant land stability and ground condition assessments are undertaken.

The Mining Remediation Authority is the trading name of the Coal Authority, 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.