Areas of Potential Subsidence associated with salt mining to the east and northwest of Carrickfergus are designated as identified on Map 7.1.
Planning permission will not be granted for any new built development within Areas of Potential Subsidence associated with the Carrickfergus disused salt mines in the interests of public safety.
Other known abandoned mines, shafts and adits are identified on the GSNI GeoIndex map viewer, currently accessible at: http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/GSNI Geoindex/home.html
Planning permission will only be granted for new built development in proximity to other known abandoned mines, shafts and adits, where a Mine Risk Assessment is submitted with the application which confirms to the satisfaction of the council the suitability of the site for the development and addresses any health and safety issues.