Planning, building and the environment

Minerals Planning Guidance 3: Coal mining and colliery spoil disposal

Published 9 April 1998
Type(s) Legislation and policy
Site Planning, building and the environment
ISBN 0 11 753498 6
Price £16.99 (free to download below)

Summary

Minerals Planning Guidance 3 (MPG3) provides a policy framework for mineral planning authorities (MPAs) and the coal industry in England to ensure that the extraction of coal and disposal of colliery spoil only takes place at the best balance of community, social, environmental and economic interests, consistent with the principles of sustainable development.

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