Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of: The demolition of all existing buildings on site; The construction of a mixed use building, ranging in height from four to six storeys, over basement, including 1 no. restaurant / café and 5 no. commercial units (for Class 1- Shop or Class 2- Office / Professional Services or Class 8- Medical Centre or Class 11 - Gym or Restaurant / Café use) at ground floor level and 151 no. apartment units from ground to fifth floor level; The mix of apartments includes 11 no. studios, 64 no. 1 beds and 76 no. 2 beds; The development includes a concierge / reception area at ground floor level which is ancillary to the proposed residential use; The proposal contains a total of 99 no. car parking spaces including 5 no. disabled spaces, 4 no. motorcycle spaces, bin storage and plant rooms at basement level. A total of 320 no. bicycle parking spaces, 2 no. designated car sharing parking spaces and 1 no. loading / set down area are proposed at surface level; Public realm improvements are proposed along the Dean's Grange Road frontage and outdoor communal open space areas are proposed at surface level and fifth floor level; and The proposed development will provide balconies / terraces on all elevations, boundary treatments and landscaping, an ESB sub- station, drainage and service works, the provision of a vehicular access and egress point and a pedestrian/emergency access point from Dean's Grange Road, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development. The site is zoned 'Objective NC' which seeks 'To protect, provide for and/or improve mixed use neighbourhood centre facilities' under the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022, under which the proposed uses are permitted in principle. 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 and Deansgrange Local Area Plan 2010-2020. 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, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan 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 Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.deansgrangeshd.com