Coal methane access agreements
Application form, guidance notes and charges for coal methane access agreements.
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Application form and guidance notes for coal methane access agreements.
Model documents for this licence are available on request.
Charges
Application fee for an abandoned mine methane access agreement or coal bed methane single site access agreement or area variations to existing access agreements:
- £5.75 per hectare
- Minimum £575
- Maximum £2,875 (maximum area of 500 hectares)
Application fee for a coal bed methane blanket access agreement:
- £5,750 (maximum area equivalent to petroleum licence)
Application fee for a coal bed methane supplemental access agreement (following grant of blanket access agreement):
- £1,150 (maximum area of 200 hectares)
Application fee for other types of variation to an abandoned mine methane access agreement, coal bed methane single site access agreement, coal bed methane blanket access agreement or coal bed methane supplemental access agreement:
- £575
Grant fee for an abandoned mine methane access agreement, coal bed methane single site access agreement, coal bed methane blanket access agreement or coal bed methane supplemental access agreement or any variation to existing access agreements:
- £575
Annual fee for an abandoned mine methane access agreement, coal bed methane single site access agreement, coal bed methane blanket access agreement or coal bed methane supplemental access agreement:
- £575
Payments for coal or rights in relation to coal:
- Abandoned mine methane access agreement – site specific valuation taken for new production holes only
- Coal bed methane single site access agreement – site specific valuation taken for new production holes only
- Coal bed methane blanket access agreement – none
- Coal bed methane supplemental access agreement (following grant of blanket access agreement) – site specific valuation taken for new production holes only
For enquiries relating 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
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