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Summary

Minerals Planning Guidance 5 (MPG5) provides advice to local authorities, landowners, mineral operators and other developers on the exercise of planning control with respect to stability in surface mineral workings and tips and on good practice in the design, assessment and inspection of excavated slopes and tips.

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