A) Construction of a large-scale residential development of 209 no. residential units, comprising 18 no. three-bedroom three-storey triplex apartments and 191 no. duplex/own-door apartments (60 no. one-bedroom apartments, 77 no. two-bedroom apartments and 54 no. three-bedroom apartments) across 11 no. blocks ranging in height from three storey to part-three/part-four storey as follows: •Block 1 (4 storeys) comprising 9 no. apartments (3 no. 1 bed units and 6 no. 2 bed units); and a crèche facility at ground floor level of 235.5sq.m with associated outdoor play space of 60sq.m. •Blocks 2 and 3 (part 3/part 4 storeys) comprising 28 no. apartments (2 no. 1 bed units, 9 no. 2 bed units and 17 no. 3 bed units). •Blocks 4 and 5 (3 storeys) comprising 46 no. apartments (22 no. 1 bed units, 20 no. 2 bed units, 4 no. 3 bed units). •Blocks 6 and 7 (3 storeys) comprising 22 no. apartments (2 no. 1 bed units, 8 no. 2 bed units and 12 no. 3 bed units). •Block 8 (3 storeys) comprising 21 units (3 no. 1 bed duplex units and 18 no. 3 bed triplex units). •Blocks 9 and 10 (3 storeys) comprising 30 no. apartments (2 no. 1 bed units, 12 no. 2 bed units and 16 no. 3 bed units). •Block 11 (part 3/part 4 storeys) comprising 53 no. apartments (26 no. 1 bed units, 22 no. 2 bed units and 5 no. 3 bed units) with podium level communal open space, and undercroft providing plant, car parking spaces, motorcycle parking spaces, and bicycle parking spaces. Each apartment will have shared access to adjoining bin stores, car parking bays and bicycle parking bays. Each duplex/own-door apartment will be provided with private amenity space in the form of a balcony or terrace and each triplex apartment will be provided with private amenity space in the form of a ground level terrace and a terrace at second floor level. b) provision of 4,272.7sq.m of landscaped public open space and 3,223.9sq.m of landscaped communal open space on lands under the ownership of the applicants and provision of 5,490.8sq.m of landscaped public open space on lands under the ownership of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. c) construction of 2 no. vehicular entrances, with associated internal access road network with pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, via Thornberry Road and Atkinson Drive, 1 no. vehicular entrance via Atkinson Drive to the undercroft area and 1 no. pedestrian entrance via Village Road. d) Surface level car parking comprises a total of 147 no. car parking spaces, which includes 10 no. accessible spaces, 2 no. set-down spaces along Village Road to serve the creche, and 4 no. motorcycle spaces. Undercroft car park area proposed below Block 11 comprises 58 no. car parking spaces and 6 no. motorcycle spaces. Of the total 205 no. car parking spaces across the scheme 42 no. parking spaces will be provided with EV charging facilities. e) A total of 550 no. bicycle spaces are proposed in the form of 463 no. long-stay bicycle spaces in dedicated bike stores in each block, 82 short- stay visitor spaces at surface level (including 4 no. for the creche) and 5 no. long-stay bicycle spaces to serve the creche in Block 1. f) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of removal of existing vehicular entrance via Village Road, provision of pedestrian crossings at Thornberry Road and at the corner of Village Road and Atkinson Drive, general landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, public lighting, plant rooms including 1 no. within undercroft car park for sprinkler system, 2 no. ESB substations at surface level, foul/surface water drainage and attenuation areas, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. All application documentation and information are available for public viewing at the following website set up by the applicant: https://ironbornlrd.com

The site for proposed residential development is generally bounded by Thornberry Road to the north, by Atkinson Drive and the adjoining open space lands to the west, Sandyford Hall residential development adjacent Ferncarraig Avenue to the east and by Village Road and Griannan Fidh residential development to the south (Townland of Woodside). The site for the proposed below ground wastewater storage tank is on open space lands generally bounded by Griannan Fidh residential development to the north, Sandyford Hall residential development to the east and open space lands (including detention basin) to the south and west (Townland of Kilgobbin). The development will consist of - - 436 no 'Build-to-Rent' apartment units ( 154 no. 1. bedroom units & 284 no. 2 bedroom units) arranged in 9 no blocks ranging in height from 2-8 storeys over 2no. independent single level basements. Private patios/terraces and balconies are provided for some apartment units (not all units have a patio, terrace or balcony). Upper level balconies are proposed on elevations of all multi-aspect apartment buildings. - Blocks A-D are located above Basement 1 (c 6,002 sq. m gross floor area) and Blocks F-J are above Basement 2 (c 5,058 sq. m gross floor area. - Provision 1 no childcare facility (c. 514.9 sq.m gross floor area in Block D. - Provision of resident amenity space / communal areas ( c. 1,455.7 sq. m gross floor area) in Block C & Block D. - And all associated and ancillary site development, infrastructural, landscaping & boundary treatment works include:- - New vehicular access to / from Basement 1 from Atkinson Drive and new vehicular access to / from Basement 2 from Thornberry Road. - Provision of c9,799 sq. m public open space, including a public plaza onto Village Road and improvement works to existing open space area to the north of existing Griannan Fidh residential development. - Provision of 350 no. car parking spaces including basement parking, set down spaces for proposed childcare facility and repositioning of set down area on Atkinson Drive. - Provision of 669 no. bicycle parking spaces. - Provision of 14 no. motorcycle parking spaces. - Communal bin storage and plant provided at basement level and additional plant provided at roof level. - Provision of below ground wastewater storage tank ( c. 500m3) and associated connections to the wastewater networks including ancillary above ground kiosk and appropriate landscaping on open space lands to the south of Grinnan Fidh residential development. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal is consistent with the objectives of the Dun-Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022=2028. 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 for 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. Website: www.ironbornshd3.com