• Erection of a Dwelling, Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, OL3
    Given the sensitive nature of the development (residential) a contaminated land planning condition was attached to the decision notice for the proposed development. The first stage of discharging the condition was to prepare a Phase I desk study report in order to determine if the site has the potential to be impacted by elevated levels […]
  • Change of Use, Manchester Street, Oldham OL9
    As the proposed development site was in an area where coal mining legacies may impact on ground stability a Coal Mining Risk Assessment was required to support the application for the erection of a dwelling. As part of the assessment a Coal Authority report was procured which indicated that the site was in an area […]
  • Erection of a Mixed Use Building, Burnley Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1
    Due to the site being within a ‘Development High Risk Area’ the Coal Authority raised an object to the application until the applicant had submitted a Coal Mining Risk Assessment (CMRA). The aim of a CMRA is to identify any coal mining legacy risks and set out a proposed mitigation strategy to demonstrate to the […]
  • Erection of a Dwelling, Belmont Street, Oldham, OL1
    Due to the site being within a ‘Development High Risk Area’ the Coal Authority raised an object to the application until the applicant had submitted a Coal Mining Risk Assessment (CMRA). The aim of a CMRA is to identify any coal mining legacy risks and set out a proposed mitigation strategy to demonstrate to the […]