Coal Mining Referral Area: UK Development Risk Zones

Sheffield City Council provides geospatial data defining the Coal Mining Referral Area, which highlights zones of high development risk due to former mining activity. The dataset, last updated on 2026-06-19, identifies areas containing surface or shallow coal mining features like mine entries, shallow workings, and gas sites that pose stability and safety hazards. New development proposals within this area require a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to ensure safety.

Use Cases

• Identify high-risk development zones based on recorded coal mining features like mine entries and shallow workings.
• Support land-use planning decisions by mapping areas requiring a Coal Mining Risk Assessment.
• Assess surface stability and public safety risks from former mining activities such as fissures and breaklines.

Strengths

• Data is provided by Sheffield City Council, an authoritative local government source.
• The dataset is updated with a future timestamp of 2026-06-19, suggesting planned maintenance.
• Multiple file formats (GEOJSON, ESRI GEOSERVICE) are available for interoperability.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description is specific to development risk but does not detail the underlying feature geometries or attributes.

Provenance

Source

Sheffield City Council

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 13:38:34.933709

Geography

Likely covers areas within or related to Sheffield City Council's jurisdiction in the UK, associated with historical coal mining.