ABP30980721: Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of the construction of a residential development and a childcare facility consisting of 6 no. apartment blocks (A1, A2, B1, C1, C2, and D1) ranging from 2-6 storeys, a shared basement area under Blocks A1, B1, C1 and D1, a part basement under Block C2, 7 no. 2 storey houses, the change of use of the former Kylemore Clinic to residential and renovations to Kylemore and its associated gate lodge (both of which are proposed Protected Structures), providing a total of 255 no. units comprising 1 no. studio apartment, 98 no. 1 bed apartments, 137 no. 2 bed apartments, 12 no. 3 bed apartments and 7 no. 3 bed houses. Apartment Block A1 will be a 3, 5 and 6 storey block comprising 52 no. units providing 13 no. 1 bed, 35 no. 2 bed and 4 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block A2 will be a 4 and 5 storey block comprising 43 no. units providing 11 no. 1 bed and 27 no. 2 bed and 5 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block B1 will be a 3, 5 and 6 storey block comprising 52 no. units providing 32 no. 1 bed and 20 no. 2 bed units; Apartment Block C1 will be a 3, 4 and 5 storey block comprising 34 no. units providing 10 no. 1 bed, 21 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block C2 will be a 2, 3 and 4 storey block comprising 34 no. units providing 13 no. 1 bed and 21 no. 2 bed units; Apartment Block D1 will be a 2, 4 and 5 storey block comprising 29 no. units providing 1 no. studio, 18 no. 1 bed, 10 no. 2 bed units and a c. 242sqm childcare facility with associated outdoor play area; Kylemore will be renovated to provide 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no. 1 bed units, 2 no. 2 bed units and ancillary community rooms (c. 215.23sqm) at ground floor and first floor level; Housing units will comprise of 5 no. 2 storey 3 bed terraced houses, 1 no. 1 storey 3 bed detached house and the renovation and extension of the gate lodge on Church Road associated with Kylemore resulting in the provision of a single storey 3 bed detached house. The development will also consist of the: demolition of 4 no. dwellings (Rockwinds, Woodlawn, No. 43 Watson Road and No. 66 Watson Drive), outbuildings and extensions associated with Kylemore and outbuildings, and extensions associated with the gate lodge; provision of a total of 220 no. car parking spaces and 548 no. bicycle parking at basement and surface level; provision of private open space to apartments in the form of terraces, balconies and gardens; provision of private open space to houses in the form of gardens; provision of communal and public open spaces including communal gardens, courtyards, roof terraces and play areas; replacement of 3 no. vehicular accesses onto Church Road with 2 no. pedestrian and bicycle accesses; provision of 2 no. new vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle accesses onto Watson Road; provision of 1 no. new pedestrian and bicycle access onto Watson Drive; and all associated plant, drainage arrangements, works to facilitate utility connections, 2 no. substations, sedum roofs, boundary treatment, landscaping, public lighting, refuse storage and site development works. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022 other than in relation to the zoning of the land. The application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of An Bord Pleanála and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.kylemoreshd2.ie.

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