§ 39. Mr. Ogdenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what conditions he has imposed on the extraction of coal from under the City of Manchester; and if he will make a statement.
Local authority Site Acreage Estimated gross cost £ Eston U.D.C. … Old Mines Yard: shale tip … … 15.27 14,907 Kingston-upon-Hull C.B. … Stoneferry Brickworks … … 11.5 2,500 Morley M.B. … The Falls, East Ardsley … … 2.0 2,400 Normanton U.D.C. … Pontefract Road … … 6.0 11,402 Ossett M.B. … Wakefield Road: railway land … … 3.0 20,415 West Riding C.C. … Worsbrough Basin … … 0.5 3,497 Waleswood Colliery … … 63.0 75,000 Hound Hill: waste heap … … 5.0 356 One application for grant by the West Riding County Council for land at Platts Common is under consideration, where
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§ Mr. MacDermotThe National Coal Board applied in December, 1965, for planning permission to extract coal at Bradford Colliery from under the Collyhurst and adjoining districts of Manchester.
Discussions have been proceeding between the Board and the City Corporation about the protection of drainage works. On 13th November my right hon. Friend gave permission, with the agreement of the City Corporation, for the mining of one seam in part of the application area. No conditions were imposed.