E-Planning now (finally) live.

I can't see this mentioned on here, so apologies if it already has.

There has been a monumental change in the planning system for Ireland, in that many local authorities have FINALLY moved to online. This means paper submissions for planning applications will no longer be a requirement for the LA's currently signed up (23 of 31 so far).

You can access here - https://planning.localgov.ie/

While still its in infancy, the system is not perfect (much like a lot of government systems) but it's a positive start. As someone who has been waiting for years to see this happen, I will take anything for now that eliminates the paper submissions.

Dublin LA's have yet to join the central system and I am seriously hoping this is temporary, while they use other counties submissions as a testing portal. Section 5's have also not been added an option yet and have to be submitted manually.

I would be interested to hear from anyone that has used the new online portal and their experience with it.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120841188#Comment_120841188

ive used it for a while now. my LA was one of the first to sign up.

its a godsend to be honest

cfeeneyinterior

Galway seem to be broken for a while now

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120841188#Comment_120841188

Using Dublin City Council web apps for over 10 years now. Absolutely brilliant!

Lumen

OMG, this is so much better than the POS Wicklow forced us to use, although I think it maybe shares the same back end once you get through to the files themselves.