The Spatial Insight Solutions E&C Monitor is now in use in a number of local authorities across Ireland. Based on 15 data themes the E&C Monitor is providing decision makers, planners and researchers in local authorities with the information they need to make better decisions and to monitor the progress and performance of counties.

Click on the following links to see the E&C Monitor in actions in the following local authority corporate websites:

Monaghan – view here and here

Meath – view here

If you are interested in getting a demonstration of the E&C Monitor please contact our Business Development Manager, Clara Malone, at clara@spatialinsight.ie or +353 85 8169564. See our section on the E&C Monitor for more details.

It is just over 50 years since national planning legislation was first implemented in Ireland. Recent documentation on the new upcoming National Planning Framework outlines that the Government wishes to reaffirm its strong belief in the value of a forward-looking, visionary and dynamic planning process because it will ensure that the right development takes place in the right locations and at the right time and in providing the social, economic and physical infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of our people in a way that protects the many qualities of our natural and built environment.

Planning legislation in Ireland seeks to ensure, in the interests of the common good, the proper planning and sustainable development of urban and rural areas.

The documents outline 10 key principals that should be used as a strategic guide in
implementing the aim above. The first pincipal that is highlighted relates to evidence informed planning and indicates the Governments belief that decisions should first and foremost be driven by accurate and reliable data.

“Planning must be plan-led and evidence based so that at the appropriate level, from the National
Spatial Strategy, Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies, City and County Development Plans and Local Area Plans, the Government, local authorities and local communities, work together to set out a cohesive vision for the future of our country.”

To download the most recent documents click on the links below:

Planning Policy Statement 2015

Towards a National Planning Framework – A road map for the delivery of the National Planning Framework 2016

 

 

 

 

The next census will be on April 24th, 2016 and preparations are ongoing.

The 2016 census is being run as a no change census which means the questions on the 2016 census form are the same as those used in 2011 will the exception of the question on marital status which has been amended to accommodate the category In a registered same-sex civil partnership.

A sample copy of the 2016 Census Form can be found here (PDF 2,170KB) ‌

Further information about individual questions on the census form can be found here

Eircode, Ireland’s postcode system launched in July 2015. Eircode enables people and businesses to find every address in Ireland, helping you to find life easier.

Over 35% of addresses in Ireland share their address with at least one other property, making it difficult for those delivering goods and services to accurately identify the location of an address. Eircode has been designed specifically to overcome this problem. Unlike other countries where postcodes define a cluster or group of addresses, a unique Eircode is assigned to each residential and business address.

For more information on Eircode click here

Spatial Insight expects to launch it’s own Eircode data enhancement solution in the coming months.