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In order to use this Interactive version of the Burnley Borough Council Local Plan to its fullest potential it is strongly recommended that the user reads this guide before proceeding.
Contents
Introduction
The maps can be accessed by clicking on the Maps link on the header bar.
The main site consists of a map on the right hand side and on the left
the following tabs.
Map Location Searching
Overview Map
Map Key
Map Policies
Navigating around the map
The mapping comprises 7 levels of zoom ranging from a simple region
overview to detailed OS 1:10,000 mapping data.
The current viewing level is indicated by the zoom level indicator and
along with this the current map viewing scale is also displayed.
Pan/Zoom Control
Use this control to pan around and zoom into more detailed mapping
In order to pan around the mapping -
- Click on the desired compass direction (N, S, E, W) to pan the map in this direction.
- Select the pan
tool to be able to pan the map by clicking and dragging the map.
In order to zoom in and out of the mapping -
- Click on the Zoom in or Zoom out icons.
- Drag the zoom level indicator zoom to this level of detail.
- Double click on the map to zoom in at the clicked point.
- Key in a desired map scale and pressing the Update button.
Overview Map
Use this control to quickly navigate to a specific part of the region. Note the red square indicates the current map view
Click on this image to navigate to this part of the region, or drag the coverage indicator box to the desired part of the region
Location Searching
Use this to navigate the mapping to a specified postcode or locality within the region
- To navigate to a specific postcode, enter the full postcode or part
of a postcode in the box. (Please enter as much as the postcode as
you know to ensure you can navigate to the desired location) and press
go
- The search will return with a list of the first 20 matches from
which the user can click on the link to zoom to that part of the mapping
Or, if an exact match has been found, the mapping will navigate to this location directly.
- To navigate to a specific locality in the region use the quick links.
This contains a list of major localities in the region in which the
user can quickly navigate to.
Map Key
The key control provides functionality to control what policies are visible over the base mapping. Each individual layer control doubles as a key to indicate how this policy layer is displayed on the map.
- To turn all layers on click on the All Layers On link.
- To turn all layers off click on the All Layers Off link.
- To turn an individual layer on/off click on the check box next to the layer.
- To turn a group of layers on/off click on the check box next to the layer group heading.
- To expand/collaspe a layer group click on the "+" and "-" symbols. Clicking the symbol while holding down the shift key will expand/collaspe all layer groups.
- To zoom the map to the full extent of all features in a layer click on the text description of the layer
Querying the policy data
The site is able to query the map and return a list of policies associated
with that query, as shown below.
By clicking on each individual policy link, the user is able to view
text information from the Written Statement pertaining to this policy.
Note, that only the policies that are visible on the map will be used
in the queries. So for a comprehensive query ensure all the policy layes
are visible.
The map data can be queried by any of the following methods -
Method 1
- Select the info button on the toolbar
- Click on the map and a list of all policies associated with this point location will be displayed under the Policies tab on the left.
- Use the Next and Previous links at the bottom to move between the results pages if necessary.
- Click on the link to view the Written Statement text for this policy
Method 2
- Click on the Show policies in the current view link to list all the policies that are visible in the current map view.
- Click on the required link to view the Written Statement text for this policy
Once the user moves away from the current view, by either panning or zooming the map, the list of policy results will be cleared ready for the next query.