Permission for: A. 10 no. houses (1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached, three storey over basement dwelling [House No. 1], 1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached, three storey over basement dwelling with associated balcony [24.6 sqm] to the rear [House no. 2], 3 no. three-bedroom, semi-detached, three-storey dwellings with balconies [between 10.9 sqm - 26.4 sqm] to the rear and roof lights [House no. 3, 4 & 5], 3 no. four-bedroom, semi-detached, three storey dwellings with balconies [between 12 sqm - 24.5 sqm] [House no. 6, 7& 8], 2 no. three-bedroom, semi-detached, two-storey dwellings [House no. 9 & 10]), each with private amenity space and 2 no. car parking spaces. B. 1 no. four storey apartment building with setback third floor level and green roof, consisting of 14 no. apartments (1 no. one-bedroom apartment, 11 no. two-bedroom and 2 no. three-bedroom penthouse apartments) with associated private amenity space and balconies, including 14 no. car parking spaces, 20 no. bicycle parking spaces, 4 no. motor cycle parking spaces, refuse storage and communal open space areas. The development also includes: C. Upgrade and widening of existing vehicular entrance on Castle Park Road, provision of internal roads, footpaths, shared surfaces within the proposed development and street lighting. D. Provision of communal open space with hard/soft landscaping, play area, kickabout space and landscaping works to include tree planting and provision of low formal hedging and boundary treatments. E. SuDS surface water drainage, foul drainage, green roof and water connections. F. Demolition of existing two-storey dwelling, no. 39 Castle Park Road, entrance gates, piers, splay walls and all ancillary outbuildings on site. G. All other site works necessary to facilitate the development.

Strategic housing development consisting of: 101no. apartment units comprising (11 no. Studio, 26 no. 1-bedroom & 64 no. 2-bedroom units) each with balcony/ terrace spaces; The apartments are arranged in a crescent shaped building ranging in height from 2 - 4 storeys over a single basement level; 80 no. car parking spaces provided at basement level and a total of 156no. bicycle parking spaces at basement and surface level (including a covered bike parking store catering for 14 no. spaces at surface level); All associated site development works including: site excavation works, hard and soft landscaping, provision of open space, all boundary treatments, lighting, children's play area, a single storey pavilion building providing residents amenity space (c. 140 sqm), ESB substation (c. 21.9 sqm); bin stores and plant at basement level and ancillary site attenuation (including green roofs and PV solar panels at roof level of the apartment buildings); Foul sewer and storm drainage pipe connection to Castle Park Road, via Castle Close; Vehicular access serving the scheme is off the existing avenue also serving Castle Park School via the existing school entrance off Castle Park Road; A new controlled pedestrian/cycle access gate is proposed connecting to Castle Close; The use of the existing gate to the school from Castlelands for emergency/fire tender access purposes, for pedestrian/cycle access and for temporary construction access. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with objectives of the Dun Laoghaire­ Rathdown County Council 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, 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.castleparkroadshd.com.