We have been encouraging the Planning and Information Departments of the Council to go ahead with putting planning files online.  The intention has been around for a while and is finally being realised. This will make a real difference to the public accessing planning files.

FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY 9th OCTOBER, 2006

ITEM NO.  9

PLANNING APPLICATIONS ONLINE

Question:    Councillor D. Healy
“To ask the Manager when planning files will be available online?”

Reply:
As part of the process of making Planning more accessible to the public a document management system – Anite – has been identified.  Planning applications lodged since the end of November 2005 have been scanned into the system and backscanning of files from 2004 on has now commenced.

The system is currently being tested in-house and it is hoped to make it available on the web in the next few weeks.

There will be a presentation on this system under Item No: 28