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Topic Originator: to Halland back
Date: Fri 4 Sep 07:33
I wonder why anyone would buy any of the new houses going to be built on top of old mining works to the west of Wellwood after the recent problems in Coalsnaughtonl
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Topic Originator: BouncyPar
Date: Fri 4 Sep 08:11
Same with the development at Whitefield, and proposals to continue down towards Halbeath. There`s dozens of shafts recorded from various old pits, but there`s dozens more not on any record.
You`d be a mug to buy there without doing your own due diligence, and any estate agents selling these houses without fully explaining the history and potential effects of underground movement should be treated criminally.
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Fri 4 Sep 10:25
The plans for the Lochgelly development are a disaster ready to happen, ground riddled with old mine works.
My father in law told me they used to sit and have their piece on the ground that overlooks the A92, then go back underground to continue working!
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Topic Originator: BouncyPar
Date: Fri 4 Sep 11:40
West Fife is proud of our old mining heritage, and rightly so. Unfortunately, we don`t seem to have been so great at accurate record keeping. Many shafts and roads were either undocumented, or the records have been lost over time. That`s understandable, but I can`t for the life of me get my head round why permission would ever be granted to build anything larger than a garden shed within say 500yds of a known mine work.
Equally, many of these old shafts have a build up of natural gas within them.
It`s a disaster waiting to happen, and both the local planning authority, and the developers, are playing a dangerous game
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 4 Sep 13:10
Coal mining reports are part of conveyancing standards when purchasing homes and land so I think there’s probably an internal investigation ongoing into why these were not carried out properly (or at all) with all companies involved. I’d hope so anyway.
There were coal mining movements in a residential area in Edinburgh a few years ago so this is not a rare occurrence.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Fri 4 Sep 13:21
Wellwood is highly questionable land and I`d be hesitant to buy there. The Whitefield land towards Kingseat should be fine but I`d worried if I was buying one near Waxwing. The old mineral railway used to run across part of it.
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Topic Originator: Buspasspar
Date: Fri 4 Sep 17:54
Feel so sorry for the residents who have lost their homes .. There is a new village/Town being built as we speak just outside Longniddry on an old opencast sight called blindwells .. 4,000 flats and 23,000 houses plus school .. shops etc .. disaster wating to happen
We are forever shaped by the Children we once were
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 4 Sep 18:12
Not necessarily. Millions of homes are built on former coal mining sites and have never had any problems.
Is it safe to buy a house over old coal mines?
Usually, yes — most coalfield homes are structurally sound. Safety depends on the depth and type of workings, which the CON29M coal search reveals. Shallow workings and unrecorded shafts carry more risk and may need specialist assessment.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Fri 4 Sep 19:49
Blindwells was opencast. If I`d bought there I`d be more concerned about pollution and noise. It`s only 1600 homes but there`s no local employment in East Lothian really.
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Topic Originator: Buspasspar
Date: Fri 4 Sep 20:37
I said opencast Jake I meant a future build of 2,300 not 23,000 my bad .. read Buffy`s post above ..
We are forever shaped by the Children we once were
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Sat 5 Sep 15:18
Misread, sorry. The Blindwells website suggests 1,600 but 2,300 wouldn`t surprise me. Still wouldn`t touch it even though I`m sure it`s fine. East Lothian seems more affected by uncontrolled housing developments than Dunfermline. 1,600 people and the nearest big supermarket (not counting Aldi/Lidl) is Musselburgh or Dunbar. The bypass is bad enough as it is. The schools in Prestonpans are already overflowing so I assume they`re building a new high school?
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Topic Originator: Buspasspar
Date: Sat 5 Sep 18:15
No Worries Jake .. No its a primary and is completed .. Can take 400 kids ? .. must be free condoms when you buy a house ..
We are forever shaped by the Children we once were
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Sat 5 Sep 18:45
I believe the calculation on kids per house is something daft. They seem to think lots of childless couples with one car are buying 4 bed houses 😂 Preston Lodge is already a big school and also a building that must be getting pretty tired now. They`ll need a new school or to squeeze kids in at Wallyford.
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