Coal Development High Risk Area for Land Stability and Safety

The Mining Remediation Authority maintains a geospatial dataset defining areas with recorded coal mining features posing a risk to surface stability. This composite area includes mine entries, shallow workings, hazards, gas sites, fissures, and previous surface mining sites. Development proposals within this area require a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to ensure safety and stability.

Use Cases

• Conducting land stability risk assessments based on recorded coal mining features.
• Planning safe development locations based on composite hazard areas including mine entries and shallow workings.
• Supporting public safety evaluations based on recorded coal mining related hazards and gas sites.
• Informing environmental remediation strategies based on previous surface mining sites and fissures.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Mining Remediation Authority (formerly the Coal Authority).
• The dataset is updated, with a last recorded update timestamp of 2026-04-14 15:40:32.273487.
• The description clearly defines the composite nature of the area, listing specific included feature types.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data, focusing on UK coal mining regions.

Provenance

Source

Mining Remediation Authority

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical mining records, surveys, and geological data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 14 15:40:32.273487; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers regions of the UK with historical coal mining activity.