Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council Self Service PrePlanning System (SSPS) Self Service PrePlanning System (SSPS) Rick Love IS Project Leader Mayo County Council

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  The most controversial process the Council administers is Planning.  The Planning process is perceived by the public as “mysterious” and complex.

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  The main question customers want answered is, “Can I build here?”  Before the SSPS, the customer would need to consult several maps in the County Development Plan to see if their site’s development potential was affected by what was nearby— ◦ National monuments ◦ National primary roads ◦ Environmentally sensitive zones ◦ Areas of outstanding natural beauty ◦ Etc.

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  In 2005, the Department of the Environment launched a national pilot looking for online initiatives to improve the Planning process  Mayo County Council and Donegal County Council co-designed and co-financed the Self Service PrePlanning system as part of this programme.

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Based on gPlan code provided by the LGCSB  Geomedia Webmap-based and written in ASP.NET with a Microsoft SQL Server back-end (supported versions 2000, 2005 and 2008)  Utilises existing GIS data from internal systems  Project was completed in 9 months from design to deployment  Detailed specifications were created and agreed by Mayo and Donegal; product development was carried out by Compass Informatics in Dublin

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council 1. Locate your site 2. Draw your site boundary 3. Submit for Analysis

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Map scrolls when map border is clicked  Map zooms using scale or by clicking on the map

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  A Townland search is also available for quickly finding a specific area by name

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Map icons can be turned on and off using the legend controls

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  There are six different map scales available from the whole county map (1:600,000) down to the aerial photography views (1:5,000)

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Once a user has located their site on the aerial photography layer, they draw an outline of their proposed development site…

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Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Reports give information from the spatial analysis and link to the County Development Plan for more information for the user

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Users are given a unique Report number (that is optionally ed to them) which allows them to call up previous reports  Reports can be passed on to Planners during PrePlanning Clinics so that Planners can discuss the spatial analysis and its implications with the applicant (this is required in Donegal)  Mayo currently has about 20 layers and Donegal has 23 layers. SSPS can support over 30 complex spatial layers

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Previous Planning applications  Proximity to National and major Regional Roads  Proximity to water sources  Proximity to National monuments, protected structures and other protected natural areas  Special Areas (scenic routes, coastal)  Zoning from Local Area Plans

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  PrePlanning: Customers are encouraged to check their proposed site and then attend a walk-in PrePlanning clinic with their report (Planners run SSPS reports at their clinics as part of the process)

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  8357 reports run to date ◦ 547 so far in 2009, about 580 Planning Applications so far this year ◦ 3325 run in 2007, slightly more than total number of Planning Applications that year

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Since the Mayo & Donegal launch, five other Irish local authorities have implemented the SSPS on their websites (Laois, Wexford, Sligo*, Monaghan* and Carlow*) * Currently in Development  Summer 2009 ◦ Mayo Co Co Deploying an internal version for Planners, Engineers, etc.  Autumn 2009 ◦ Compass and Mayo are developing MapT system based on SSPS platform

Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo Mayo County Council  Version 2.0 of SSPS is now available  Supports.Net 2.0 and 3.5  Supports SQL Server 2000, 2005 and now 2008  Pop-Up Blocker no longer invoked in Browser  Improved Administration and Reporting  In Beta Development: Use of AJAX to speed up and improve the user experience  Point, Line and Polygon Digitising and more… Recent Events

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