Any activity which intersects, disturbs or enters any of the Authority's coal interests requires our prior written authorisation.
This authorisation can take the form of either a Licence, an Agreement, or a Permit, depending upon the activity to be carried out.
The following activities require a Permit, and are dealt with by the Authority's Permissions department:
- Initial site investigation boreholes
- Treatment of abandoned coal mine workings for ground stability purposes
- Treatment of coal mine entries for ground stability purposes
Activities including the mining of coal, exploration for coal, deep drilling through coal for other purposes (e.g. water abstraction), underground coal gasification, digging and carrying away of coal during non coal mining related activities (incidental coal), or exploration and exploitation of coal methane require a Licence or Agreement and are dealt with by the Licensing Department.
Apply for a Permit