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Indicator: Mineral working site land covered by restoration and aftercare conditions S15
Land covered by restoration and aftercare conditions: 2000  
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Change since
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Coverage: England

Source: ODPM

Objective: All mineral working sites are restored to a standard suitable for a specific beneficial afteruse
  • In 2000, 62 per cent of the land permitted for mineral extraction working was covered by restoration conditions, and 44 per cent was covered by aftercare conditions.
  • Information for earlier years about the conditions attached to permissions for mineral working sites is not available on a consistent basis.


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