Coal mining searches are considered by property professionals as vital for anyone buying property in any coal mining area in Britain.

When buying a property in a coalfield area it is advisable to obtain a coal mining report. The report will highlight recorded mining conditions and information about past, present and future mining operations.

Items included in the Coal Mining Report:
• Past Underground Mining
• Present Underground Mining
• Proposed Underground Mining
• Shaft & Adits or other entries to underground coal mine workings within the property or within 20 metres of the property boundary
• Surface Geology – This shows if there is any fault or other line of weakness at the surface which is know to the Coal Authority that will affect the stability of the property.
• Past Opencast Mining
• Present Opencast Mining
• Future / Proposed Opencast Mining
• Subsistence

This report provides you with the confidence of knowing whether a property has been subject to any coal mining related issues.

The Conveyancing Report Agency offers the following reports:
• Residential Coal Mining
• Commercial Coal Mining
• Ground Stability Report (Provided by Groundsure) £22.33 (inc Vat)

Using datasets uniquely available to GroundSure, including historical surface workings, underground workings and mining (including coal mining), the Ground Stability Report is a risk screening report designed to provide an effective overview on the potential for ground instability due to natural hazards or previous mineral extraction in the vicinity of the property. Click here to view a sample Ground Stability Report

Cheshire Brine – Now Covered By a Coal Mining Report
As of Monday 23rd October 2006 the Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board has discontinued Cheshire Brine Searches. Cheshire Brine queries will now be covered in the re-formatted Coal Mining Report. If you require a Cheshire Brine Search please ensure you order a Coal Mining Search.

This search is carried out to discover whether the property is likely to be affected by subsidence.

Areas where a search should be obtained are shown below:

• Alsager
• Bucklow
• Crewe
• Congleton
• Knutsford
• Lymm
• Macclesfield
• Nantwich
• Northwich
• Runcorn
• Sandbach
• Winsford

• Tin Mining (£55 inc VAT)
Tin Mining has been a main industry in the past in Cornwall and West Devon. We recommend that any prospective purchaser within these areas carry out a Tin Mining Search. The search will provide an historical picture of the presence of disused workings, which in turn could cause subsidence.

• Limestone (POA)
Limestone mining was common in the West Midlands in the past. We recommend a prospective purchaser of a property in an area affected by previous limestone mining carry out a Limestone Search to establish whether the property is likely to be affected by subsidence.

• China Clay (£63.45 inc VAT)
China Clay Mining has historically been concentrated in and around Cornwall, Dorset and Devon. Over the years this has steadily declined and the main areas that have continued China Clay mining are areas around St. Austell and Dartmoor. We recommend any prospective purchaser buying a property in these areas carry out a China Clay search to determined whether the property is likely to be affected by clay deposits, and if these areas are likely to be worked in future or if past workings pose a threat of subsidence

Our Coal Mining reports are provided by the Coal Authority.

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