Midlands & Yorkshire

Newton Lane Surface Mine

Banks Developments has identified a deposit of coal in an area to the east of Ledston Village in Leeds, which we propose to recover through surface mining, we have named the site Newton Lane. We undertook a search to identify new surface mining sites in Yorkshire to replace those that have been completed; the Newton Lane site was identified from this exercise.

• We have identified approximately one million tonnes of coal at the site, which could provide indigenous coal to the local Aire Valley power stations.
• The duration of the site is expected to be around five years, which includes the mining operation and restoration.
• The site would operate from Monday to Friday 7am-7pm and on Saturday 7am-1pm.
• 41 jobs would be provided
• The coal wagons will be directed away from Ledston Village travelling from the site along Back Newton Lane on to the A656.
• An average of five coal lorries per hour would leave the site.

After lengthy consultations and environmental assessments we submitted aplanning application to Leeds City Council in Dec 2006.As a result of questions raised by the local community and interested parties, we have undertaken additional extensive ground investigation works. At the same time, a large Archaeological trial trenching exercise has been undertaken. The results of both of these undertakings are still awaited.