The Town Planning Act 1934, and 1963 Planning Act regulated development in Ireland. Section 38 (5) of the Planning and Development Act specifies that planning applications must be kept permanently by planning authorities.
Archival History ↴
Planning Application files dating from 1944 were held by Planning Section, Donegal County Council until five years after the establishment of the County Archives.
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Official Transfer
Content & Structure
Scope & Content: Donegal County Council ↴
Planning application files under the old Town Planning Act 1934, and planning application files under the 1963 Planning Act.
Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention
Accruals ↴
Further accruals are regular.
Arrangement ↴
The files are arranged in numerical order.
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions
Full access.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
The photocopying of decisions/final grants/refusals is permitted. There is a standard fee for this.