Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of: (i) Demolition of the existing three-storey dwelling and associated structures on site; (ii) construction of 100 no. apartments (comprising 32 no. one-bedroom apartments, 65 no. two-bedroom apartments and 3 no. three-bedroom apartments) in 2 no. three to six storey blocks over basement/undercroft carpark. Each apartment has associated private open space in the form of a ground floor terrace or a balcony and has access to 1,357sq.m. of communal open space. The development is served by 101 no. car parking spaces (comprising 90 no. resident parking spaces and 10 no. visitor parking spaces and inclusive of 4 no. limited mobility spaces and 1 no. car share space provided along the Falls Road frontage); 4 no. motorcycle parking spaces; and 224 no. bicycle parking spaces (comprising 170 no. resident parking spaces, 50 no. visitor parking spaces and 4 no. cargo bike spaces); (iii) road and streetscape upgrade works along Falls Road, including installation of a pedestrian/cycle path and car share parking space; (iv) works along Falls Road and Mullinastill Road to facilitate a foul water drainage connection and storm water diversions; (v) construction of a pedestrian/cycle link along the site’s eastern boundary to facilitate connection with future cycle links; (vi) provision of a 2,468sqm landscaped public open space area in the south-western corner of the site; and (vii) all associated site and infrastructural works including: - foul and surface water drainage; attenuation tanks; lighting; landscaping; boundary fences; plant areas; ESB substations; internal hard landscaping, including footpaths and street furniture; and all associated 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, as amended, 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.fallsroadshd.com