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Planning consideration

Coal authority managed tips

Disused colliery tip sites owned and managed by the Coal Authority

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

  • Who asked for 'Coal authority managed tips' data?

    The Geospatial Commission has published a list of 65 open datasets that they believe are used during the housing and planning process. This includes Coal authority managed tips data.

  • What is the driver for the request?

    Other

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

    • Faster local plans

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  • What is the 'Coal authority managed tips' consideration?

    Tip means an accumulation or deposit of any refuse from a mine (whether in a solid or liquid state or in solution or suspension) other than an accumulation or deposit situated underground and includes, but is not limited to:

    • overburden dumps, backfill, spoil heaps, stock piles and lagoons
    • any wall or other structure that retains or confines a tip

    The specification and supervision of maintenance and remedial works on our disused tip sites, including regular inspections, is carried out by Coal Authority staff, supported by specialist consultants when required.

    The Coal Authority has determined that tips which they own, although classified as disused tips, shall be inspected and managed to a standard not less than that required under legislation for closed tips by regulations 17 (1) and (2) and regulation 18 of the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Regulations 1971.

    Link to webpage

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Coal authority managed tips'?

    No

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Coal authority managed tips'?

    A lot of legislation is available through this webpage, but none of it specifically defines Coal authority managed tips, how they are designated, or whether there is a legal requirement to publish the data. The legislation within mostly contains regulations around tips.

    We think that the Coal authority are responsible for making decisions.

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

    • - The Coal Authority

  • Is the Coal authority managed tips a trigger?

    No

  • Is the Coal authority managed tips something to consult during plan making?

    No

  • Is there any Coal authority managed tips data already available?

    Yes

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

    Yes - The Coal Authority

  • Will a data standard be required?

    No

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Coal authority managed tips?

    No

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

    N/A

  • Where will or should the data be used?

    N/A

  • N/A

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Coal authority managed tips?

    N/A

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Coal authority managed tips? How do we expect them to use Coal authority managed tips?

    N/A

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

    This dataset will display the presence of managed tips, which will be useful to know the presence of in plan making, as well as any impacts of growth on the facility.

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Coal authority managed tips data?

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  • What are some potential uses of Coal authority managed tips data?

    N/A

  • What's the value of adding Coal authority managed tips data to the platform?

    N/A

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Coal authority managed tips data available?

    N/A

3 updates

  • Colm Britton (11 November 2024)

    We have done some initial analysis of the dataset

  • Mike Rose (11 October 2024)

    We have obtained the data and Coal Authority have confirmed it is under OGLv3

    We can now continue to progress

  • Kieran Wint (03 July 2024)

    "The Coal Authority has made data sets available for use by third parties under the Open Government Licence v3:

    Coal Authority Managed Tips Coal Authority Mine Water Treatment Schemes Please contact us by email at datasolutions@coal.gov.uk if you’re interested in licensing these data sets."

    In order to progress further with this national dataset, we will need to contact the coal authority.

Last updated: 2024-11-11 07:26:10