Coal mining permits and licences
Details about the different coal mining permits and licences issued by the Mining Remediation Authority and how to apply for them.
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.
Coal mining permits
You must get permission to enter, disturb or change coal mines or coal managed or owned by the Mining 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
Coal mining licences
You will need a licence for coal mining operations or another consent for any activity which enters or passes through the Mining Remediation Authority’s property.
You will need a licence for:
- surface coal mining
- underground coal mining
- underground coal gasification
It’s an offence to carry out coal mining operations without a licence.
Other activities which require our consent:
- deep energy boreholes
- exploitation of coal methane
- exploration for coal
- incidental coal which needs to be removed as part of a development