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Coal exploration licences

Application form, guidance notes and charges for coal exploration licences.

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Details

Application form and guidance notes for coal exploration licences.

Model documents for this licence are available on request.

Charges

Application fees for new licences or area variations to existing licence:

  • £5.75 per hectare
  • Minimum £575
  • Maximum £11,500 (maximum area of 2,000 hectares)

Application fee for other types of variation:

  • £575

Grant fee for new licences or variations to existing licences:

  • £575

Annual fee:

  • £575

Exclusive rights for 4-month period (in addition to application fee)

  • £5.75 per hectare

For enquiries relating to our licences, including payment of fees, please contact us.

Licensing and Permissions team

Mining Remediation Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG

Email LicensingAndPermissions@MiningRemediation.gov.uk

Telephone 01623 637 450

Monday to Thursday: 8:45am to 5:00pm
Friday: 8:45am to 4:30pm

Updates to this page

Published 1 October 2013
Last updated 23 September 2024 show all updates
  1. Updated guidance notes for applicants for coal exploration licences.

  2. Update of guidance note document and combined guidance note with application form

  3. First published.

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