Sherwood Park – Coal Mining Risk Assessment and Geotechnical Assessment

2025 to ongoing – Midlands, UK

Geotechnical Support for a Large Commercial Development

Ground Projects (GPC) are providing support for an industrial and logistics project in the Midlands. The project entails the construction of warehouses of up to 40,000 m² area, with associated infrastructure, and a landscape mound comprising over 250,000 m³ of fill material.

To date, GPC have performed preliminary settlement calculations, undertaken utility damage assessment and provided a coal mining risk assessment.

As part of the scheme, a landscape mound is envisaged to satisfy the earthwork material balance and to provide a visual and auditory barrier. The underlying geology comprises coal bearing strata, with a coal seam encroaching on the footprint of the planned mound. GPCL were able to provide the client with a detailed coal mining risk assessment report.

Services Provided

Coal Mining Risk Assessment
Phase 2 Ground Investigation and Interpretive Report
Settlement Assessment
Utility Damage Assessment

Added Value

Provided early identification of ground risks, enabling proactive mitigation and avoiding costly design changes.
Maintained close collaboration with designers, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure geotechnical considerations were fully integrated into the project.
Engaged proactively with the Coal Authority and relevant stakeholders to identify legacy mining constraints and prevent issues later in the project lifecycle.
Responded promptly to evolving project requirements, providing timely technical support during design.