coal mining

Coal Mining Risk Assessment Bristol Jan 2018

  • Client: Developer
  • Location: Bristol
  • Value: Confidential
  • Activities: Coal Mining Risk Assessment

A residential developer requested a Coal Mining Assessment to be undertaken as part of a planning application submission, as the land fell within a Coal Authority Development High Risk Area.

The desk based exercise identified potential shallow workings beneath the site

Coal Mining Risk Assessment

Coal Mining Risk Assessments

Two rotary probe boreholes were drilled to 30m depth in accordance with The Coal Authority requirements to investigate the presence of features associated with shallow depth coal mining.

An interpretative report was produced detailing:

  • Desk Study
  • Foundation Design Parameter

foundation design parameters