Skip to main content
Guidance

Mining Remediation Authority permit process

A step by step application guide of the Mining Remediation Authority permit to carry out investigation or treatment works process.

Updates to this page

From:
Coal Authority and Mining Remediation Authority
Published:
5 November 2019
Last updated:
6 October 2025
Show all updates

  1. Updated website address for the online permit application form to: https://permits.miningremediation.co.uk/login

  2. Updated to reflect that during periods of high demand, registration of applications from receipt to processing of payment can take up to 10 working days.

  3. Section 1 has been updated to include details on Incidental Coal Agreements which are required where development has the potential to encounter coal seams that require excavating.

  4. We have capped the indemnity to £10million. We do not ask insurance to be £10million for small scale operations. We require insurance to be adequate to provide the permit holder with sufficient funds to furnish any likely claim on the indemnity by the Coal Authority. As we have amended clause 6 to require insurance to be sufficient, we have defined non-commercial public bodies and regulated statutory or public utility entities that follow HM Treasury guidelines for insurance purposes to be considered as meeting our insurance requirements.

  5. Updated to reflect a 10 working day turnaround permit is charged at twice the rate of a standard permit.

  6. We now aim to issue our determination on a permit application in at least 20 working days for a standard permit and 10 working days for an expedited permit. A 12 working day turnaround permit is still charged at twice the rate of a standard permit.

  7. The determination period has been extended to 25 working days for a standard permit and 12 working days for an expedited permit. A 12 working day turnaround permit is charged at twice the rate of a standard permit.

  8. New guidance issued with explanations of our current terms and conditions and insurance policies.

  9. First published.

Documents

Guidance notes on how to get a permit

HTML

Details

A step by step application guide of the Mining Remediation Authority permit process from when an application is received and logged to the permit closure following completion of permitted works.

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

Sign up for emails or print this page

Related content