How we expect local authorities to ensure opencast coal mines are properly managed when mining ends.
Documents
Best Practice Guide on Restoration Liability Assessments for Surface Coal Mines , file type: PDF, file size: 2 MB
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This guidance aids understanding of Planning Policy Wales and Minerals Technical Advice Note 2: Coal.
It describes:
- how to carry out surface mine assessments
- how sites need to be restored to an agreed restoration plan
- potential risks that could lead to abandonment of sites