§ Mr. Cummingsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, by county, for each year, from 1976 until 29 February 1984, inclusive, every opencast coal mining application for authorisation that he considered, stating in each case whether or not the relevant local authority formally approved the application and whether or not the application was authorised.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information is as follows:
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Opencast coal applications for authorisations by county Date of Application Date of decision1 Clwyd Crosstree Farm 9 June 1976 12 April 1978 Point Einian 7 February 1979 213 August 1981 Cumbria Oughterside 2 December 1976 21 March 1978 Foxhouse 23 June 1978 12 July 1979 Maresby and Keckle 23 June 1978 12 February 1980 374W
Date of Application Date of decision1 Pica 15 November 1978 9 April 1980 Derbyshire Newgate II 6 April 1976 19 October 1976 Whitehouse 14 April 1976 5 November 1976 Furnance Hillock 25 October 1976 27 April 1977 Shilo South Ext. 5 December 1977 16 June 1978 Ryefield 17 July 1978 23 April 1979 Erin 17 November 1978 6 July 1979 Godkin 20 December 1978 14 February 1980 Icehouse 19 June 1979 15 October 1979 Newlands 27 November 1979 8 December 1981 Glapwell 14 February 1980 28 May 1980 Oakes Row 20 August 1980 11 March 1981 Ling's 23 April 1981 7 December 1981 Birch Hall 23 April 1982 19 May 1983 Dunfermline and Galloway Cadgerhall 18 May 1979 13 September 1979 Durham Ibbetsons 23 February 1976 25 June 1976 Hunters 19 March 1976 1 September 1976 Deborah 19 November 1976 10 August 1977 Rowley 6 October 1977 5 May 1978 Tanners Hall 16 February 1978 20 July 1979 Buckhead 2 March 1978 13 August 1979 Edmansley 17 October 1978 28 July 1980 Daisy Hill 15 November 1978 215 October 1980 Red Barns 29 January 1979 321 December 1979 Wooley 25 May 1979 20 October 1980 Buckhead extension 19 November 1979 26 February 1980 Dunleyford 19 December 1979 14 February 1983 Langley 5 March 1980 27 January 1981 Hilltop 25 July 1980 329 February 1984 Moss Close 6 August 1980 27 January 1981 Chapman's Well 10 July 1981 29 February 1984 Red Barns 24 June 1982 21 March 1983 Billy Hill 12 October 1982 29 February 1984 Black Hill 17 November 1982 12 September 1983 Dyfed Rhos Colliery 23 February 1976 25 June 1976 Lamberts Colliery 20 November 1978 10 July 1979 Glyn Tai 27 November 1978 30 June 1982 Smiths Colliery 3 February 1979 10 September 1979 Wernos Colliery 5 July 1979 29 April 1980 Glyn Glas 18 March 1980 2 October 1980 Ffos Las 2 April 1982 11 March 1983 Garnant 11 April 1983 311 November 1983 East Lothian Blindwells 9 December 1976 19 December 1977 Fife West Moss 19 July 1977 28 July 1978 Thornyhill 27 December 1979 30 April 1980 Kiersbeath 3 July 1980 26 February 1981 Greater Manchester Miller's Lane 29 December 1976 5 September 1978 Amberswood 24 January 1978 24 January 1980 Tan Pit Slip East 5 March 1979 3 December 1979 Nicholas 15 September 1980 21 May 1982 Pemberton 12 March 1982 29 February 1984 Amberswood ext. 22 March 1983 329 February 1984 Lancashire Fauldheads 19 February 1976 18 August 1976 Ellerbeck 26 August 1976 19 September 1977 Tan Pit Slip ext. South 16 March 1977 24 November 1977 Ellerbeck North 13 March 1980 14 April 1982 Leicestershire Donington extension 28 November 1977 17 April 1978 Willesley Clay 26 October 1979 17 January 1980
Date of Application Date of decision1 Coalfield North 5 March 1980 16 October 1980 Woodhead 8 February 1983 210 January 1984 Nottinghamshire Canal 12 August 1980 27 January 1981 Sinotherfly 6 January 1981 329 February 1984 Bentinck 29 October 1981 2 August 1982 Powys Tredeg 5 December 1977 22 June 1978 Salop Lime Kiln Lane 25 May 1976 20 January 1977 South Yorkshire Cauker 16 March 1976 11 December 1978 Eastwood 8 August 1977 22 November 1977 Staffs Bateswood North 6 September 1976 8 December 1977 Mitre East Ext. 30 November 1977 24 April 1978 Holly Bank 3 October 1978 6 July 1979 Bursnips Road 27 February 1979 17 April 1980 Natsfield 14 May 1979 22 December 1980 Bateswood North 1 September 1980 3 June 1982 Red Street 10 October 1980 20 July 1981 Great Oak 14 November 1980 329 February 1984 Streets Lane 29 December 1981 211 October 1983 High Lane 8 November 1982 5 June 1987 Bleak House 28 July 1983 4— Strathclyde Bowes 26 July 1977 28 February 1978 Headless Cross 6 December 1978 12 April 1979 Rigmuir 12 March 1980 25 June 1980 Headless Cross 15 September 1981 5 October 1981 Raugh Hill 1 December 1981 19 December 1983 Ponesk 6 April 1982 29 February 1984 Sourlie 21 May 1982 18 January 1983 Bowes (revised) 12 October 1982 18 January 1983 Ben Bain 9 March 1983 12 October 1983 Tyne and Wear Horsegate 15 March 1976 223 March 1977 Kibblewaite 20 January 1982 23 December 1983 Warwickshire Orchard 16 July 1980 329 February 1984 Sudeley 23 July 1982 22 July 1985 West Glamorgan Drym Ext. South 2 February 1976 12 May 1976 Maesgwyn Ext. 15 February 1977 28 July 1977 East Pit 6 June 1980 27 January 1981 West Yorkshire Snydale Ext. South 26 January 1976 8 April 1976 Gamblethorpe 28 February 1977 26 July 1978 Ingham 3 August 1977 10 March 1978 Lockhead 11 May 1978 5 September 1978 Ingham (revised) 25 May 1979 6 July 1979 Springfield 16 July 1979 18 November 1980 St. Aidans Ext. 17 December 1979 1 October 1980 Cornwall 14 August 1980 28 April 1982 1 All authorisations were granted unless otherwise indicated. 2 Refused. 3 Withdrawn. 4 Replaced by later application. Prior to 1 March 1984 the Opencast Executive had deemed planning permission for its operations arid therefore formal approval by the mineral planning authority did not arise.