Permission for a Strategic Housing Development. The site is generally bounded to the north by the existing Bishop’s Gate housing development, the Enniskerry Road to the east, the site also wraps around the Golden Ball development site (currently under construction, permitted under Reg. Ref. D16A/0090 / ABP Ref. PL06D.246537, as amended) to the south-east of the site and the southern boundary is formed by a private laneway linking to the Enniskerry Road and to the south of that laneway lie lands known locally as ‘Suttons Fields’, to the west are undeveloped Objective B greenfield lands. The proposed residential development consists of 203no. residential units in a mix of houses and apartment buildings ranging from 2 to 3 storeys overall comprising of: 109no. own door 2 storey terraced houses, consisting of; 88no. 3 bed 5 person houses (House Types A(L), A(R), A1(L), A1(R), A2(L), A2(R), A-Corner (L), A-Corner (R), D (L), D (R) and E); 16no. 4 bed 6 person houses (House Type B (L) and B (R)); 5no. 4 bed 7 person houses (House Types C (L), C (R) and F). 94no. apartment units accommodated in 4no. 3 storey buildings, consisting of; Block 1 accommodating 24no. units (21no. 2 bed and 3no. 3 bed units); Block 2 accommodating 24no. units (21no. 2 bed and 3no. 3 bed units); Block 3 accommodating 24no. units (21no. 2 bed and 3no. 3 bed units); Block 4 accommodating 22no. units (4no. 1 bed and 18no. 2 bed units). 1no. childcare facility (c. 380 sq m) and associated c.105 sq m amenity space is also proposed. All associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including; Public open space (c. 5,760 sq m); Private communal amenity open space (c. 784 sq m); Provision of internal road network, including new road carriageways, pedestrian and cycle facilities, public lighting and street lighting; Vehicular Access serving the proposed development is primarily via the existing access road off Enniskerry Road serving the Bishop’s Gate development; Provision of two no. new connections to the adjacent ‘Golden Ball’ development site, which in turn also connects to a separate new junction on the Enniskerry Road (currently under construction, permitted under Reg. Ref. D16A/0090 / ABP Ref. PL06D.246537, as amended), catering for pedestrian/cyclist movement only and pedestrian/cyclist/vehicle movements respectively between the two sites; 335no. car parking spaces (9no. childcare facility spaces, 218no. house spaces, 94no. apartment spaces and 14no. visitor car parking spaces); 354no. cycle parking spaces. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal is consistent with the objectives of the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council County Development Plan 2016–2022 and the Kiltiernan – Glenamuck Local Area Plan 2013 (extended to 2023). The application also 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.enniskerryroadshd.com