Records of the National Parks Commission and the Countryside Commission, established in 1949 and 1968 respectively, to establish national parks and identify areas of outstanding beauty.
Correspondence and papers of the National Parks Commission are in COU 1 , minutes of the meetings of the National Parks Commission and its committees are in COU 2 . Coastal preservation and development maps are in COU 4.
Publications issued by or for the Countryside Commission are in COU 3 , together with related working papers. Annual reports are in COU 8 , policy and project files (1968-1978) are in COU 7 , case files (1968-1978) are in COU 6, and minutes are in COU 10.
Confirming Orders for the Designation of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in COU 5.
Countryside Commission: Maps (CCM Series), in COU 9.
35mm colour slides and photographs are in COU 11.
The registered files for the Countryside Recreation Research Advisory Group are in COU 12.
Countryside Commission Senior Management Committee agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence are in COU 13.