Areas of past mining activity are included within the Green infrastructure for the development which will not be subject to development. However this is an important point and the application will be accompanied by a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) which will need to be submitted to the Local Planning Authority before development commences. The CEMP will include plans for management of construction run off to ensure there is no pollution all of which are identified in the Environmental statement which has been submitted with the application.
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