Moor End Lane update: 30 August 2024

Information for residents

Ground collapse at Moorend Houses, Silkstone Common

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

Progress this week

• There has been no activity on site this week.
• Your appointed engineer has asked some further questions about the temporary works plan we provided. We have shared these questions with our contractor and we will share the answers with your appointed engineer.
• We completed the weekly survey of the monitoring studs.
• As agreed with residents, there was no onsite meeting this week.

Next week

• It will continue to be quieter as there will be no contractors on site until after the revised temporary works plan has been signed off.
• The stud monitoring will take place as usual on Wednesday. The surveyor will continue to access the studs via the rear of the properties.
• As there will be no activity on site this week, we are not planning a drop-in session. However, if residents would like this to happen, please let us know and we will happily arrange this.

Works to the mine shaft

Whilst we await the sign off of the temporary works plan, the works to the shaft will be slightly delayed. Once the updated design has been signed off, we expect the works to start within 2 weeks.

In the meantime, we are continuing to speak to residents individually about their circumstances and concerns, as well as via the represented contact.

Next update:

We will provide a further update on Friday 6 September.

Contact us

Please contact us if there is anything you wish to discuss. The reference number for this project is P-046483.

Customer Services Team

If you have any questions about our work please call our customer services team on 0345 762 6848 or 01623 637 000 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm or email us at customerservice@coal.gov.uk.

To report an emergency, please contact: 0800 288 4242 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) For more information about the Coal Authority, please visit www.gov.uk/coalauthority