A new online system for planning permission is to be introduced in Co Meath.
Last year, 1,744 planning applications were submitted to Meath County Council's planning department.
The new e-planning portal will allow customers to submit their planning applications and lodge submissions on existing applications.
Meath County Council is currently working with the Local Government Management Agency to progress the implementation of the national online e-planning system.
It has already been pilot tested in Tipperary and Galway last year, with more than half (52%) of all applications submitted online since the system went live in 2021.
Meath County Council says that e-planning aims to modernise the planning process and the administration of applications, as well as improving efficiency and delivering on the government strategy to move more public services online.
"The new system will accommodate many benefits including readily available information, a reduction in the use of paper and ink and associated cost savings, quicker publishing and viewing of E- files and automated email notifications to applicants or third parties using the online service", a statement from Meath County Council said.
The Council said it is currently engaging in preparatory work and IT upgrades which will be followed with engagement with planning agents, engineers, architects, and technicians who will regularly interact with the Council's Planning Department and assist with the transition to electronic planning submissions.
