Publication - Consultation paper

Surface coal mines: monitoring fees

Consultation on planning authorities' powers to recover costs associated with monitoring surface coal mines.

GENERAL GUIDE TO RECOMMENDED INITIAL FREQUENCY OF SITE VISITS

Category and description	Annual Visits
Category 1 - small sites with de minimis output that are compliant with planning permission.	1
Category 2 - dormant or inactive sites.	1
Category 3 - sites undergoing restoration and aftercare.	8
Category 4 - active sites.	8
Category 5 - active sites not operating in accordance with planning permission, particularly if there have been substantiated complaints or enforcement action is being considered/has been taken or those at initial preparation stage.	8

SITE NAME		DATE	TIME
OPERATOR
CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER
PLANNING PERMISSION No./Nos		WASTE FACILITY	Y / N

STATUS	NOT COMMENCED	SITE PREP	OPERATIONAL
	RESTORATION	AFTERCARE	INACTIVE
TYPE OF VISIT (ANNOUNCED/ UNANNOUNCED)		DATE AND TIME OF VISIT AND WEATHER

CONDITIONS & SECTION 75 AGREEMENT

C = Compliant R = Requires further investigation X = Not Applicable N1, 2 or 3 = Non-compliant (1 = significant breach, 2 = material breach, 3 = minor breach)
Pre commencement	Dust & litter control	Overburden storage
End date	Sheeting of vehicles
Site sign at gate	Noise control
Hours of working	Noise control
HGV No. limits	Blasting	Soil placement
Lorry routing	Bunding & planting	Restoration
Mud on roads	Landscaping	Aftercare
Access surface/drainage	Extent of consent/working	Restoration bond monitoring (appraisal of adequacy) and compliance
Junction location/design	Soil stripping & storage
Vehicle/wheel cleaning	Phasing/working direction
Buildings and plant	Area & depth of working
Display conditions/plans	Associated mineral types
Lighting	Landscape maintenance
Stockpiles	Restoration materials
Permitted Development	Levels & landform
Protection of features: Nature conservation, archaeology, footpaths, utilities, trees

DESCRIPTION OF SITE VISIT MATTERS REQUIRING ATTENTION (applies to R, N1, N2 and N3 issues)

NON-COMPLIANCE

Issue

Action to be taken by operator including timescales

A red, amber, green code can be applied to action that may be required to comply with conditions.

If any form of enforcement action is envisaged this should be documented in the report with a likely timeline.

Planning officer	Signature	Phone number	Date

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