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Moor End Lane update: 6 December 2024
Information for residents
Ground collapse at Moorend Houses, Silkstone Common
You may be aware that the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority on 28 November to better reflect the work we do. You can find out more about this on our website. Our new contact details appear at the bottom of this update.
Progress this week
- We completed the changes to the reinforcement cage for the steel reinforced concrete cap. We inspected this on Thursday and photographs from the inspection were shared with your independent engineer.
- As a result, we completed the concrete pour for the capping of the mineshaft on Friday 6 December.
- We completed the weekly survey of the monitoring studs and shared these results with your appointed engineer.
- As agreed with residents, there was no onsite meeting this week.
Next week
- Once the concrete has cured, we will begin reinstatement works.
- The stud monitoring will take place as usual on Wednesday. The surveyor will continue to access the studs via the rear of the properties.
- We will continue to speak to residents individually about their circumstances and concerns, as well as via the represented contact.
Updated schedule
The contractors have issued a revised schedule and a copy is included in the download section of our website. As you will see, we expect the mineshaft remediation works to be fully completed by 20 December. The contractors will then have a break over Christmas before returning on 2 January to complete the garden and driveway remediation works, before decommissioning the site later in the month.
We appreciate your understanding regarding the delays in the schedule, which have been influenced by several factors. We will continue to work closely with our Contractor in planning the remainder of the works.
If you have any concerns about how this delay will affect you, please do get in touch.
Next update:
We will provide a further update on Friday 13 December.
Key contacts:
If you have any questions, please call our customer services team on 0345 762 6848 or 01623 637000 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm or email us at customerservice@miningremediation.gov.uk
To report an emergency at any time, please call: 0800 288 4242 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
For more information about the Mining Remediation Authority, please visit www.gov.uk/miningremediationauthority
Key contacts
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.