Mr. Gavin Lawlor:

To be fair to everybody, if you have made an application, as an applicant, all of the information should be available to everyone online. A classic thing that happens in larger applications is that the planning authority misses something because of the voluminous nature of the application. It has a concern and did not see that there was a specific report buried somewhere in the 2 ft of paper which deals with their concern, and it then comes back as a further information request. As an applicant, that is a frustration. As a third party, if you have a concern, trying to navigate your way through 2 ft of paper is always problematic. Searchable PDFs are always better for everybody. It suits everybody because it nets the issues down very quickly.