The development consists of; (i) retention permission for amendments to the previously approved development (ABP Ref. No. ABP-303803-19) including: (a) reduction of the footprint of the approved basement level, providing 67 no. car parking spaces and 316 no. bicycle parking spaces; (b) removal of Core C and the provision of a glazed link bridge at first floor level between the approved blocks C and D; (c) alterations to the layout, size and positioning of the internal communal areas, with all communal amenity rooms and communal facilities now consolidated at ground floor level (407.7sq.m); (d) alterations to the layout, positioning and a reduction in the size of the approved creche unit (from l9lsq.m to 182sq.m) and relocation of associated external play space at ground floor level; (e) omission of the previously approved office space, gym space and 2 no. apartments (previously approved Apartment 1 Block C and Apartment 6 Block D) at ground floor level and the provision of additional commercial retail floor space (increased from 248sq.m to 604sq.m) comprised within 2 no. commercial retail units and associated amendments to building line; (f) relocation of substation and switch room from the ground floor level of the previously approved Block D to the ground floor level of Block A and associated alterations to previously approved ground floor Apartments 2 and 3 in the approved Block D and Apartments 1 and 2 in Block A; (g) minor internal alterations within the approved Blocks A, B, C and D to accommodate 8 no. additional residential units in total (8 no. one-bedroom units) and a revised unit mix of 17 no. studio units, 88 no. one bedroom units, and 99 no. two-bedroom units, to now provide for 204 no. units in lieu of the permitted 196 no. units (ABP Ref. No. ABP- 303803-19). Retention permission is also sought for: (ii) minor alterations to the previously approved facades and building materials; and (iii) all associated development works necessary to facilitate the development.

Amendments to ABP Ref. No. ABP-303803-19 requested pursuant to Section 146B of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended), can be broadly described as follows: Alterations to the layout, size and positioning of the concierge/reception area, communal amenity areas, creche and two number commercial units provided at the ground floor and omission of the previously approved office and two number apartments to facilitate the introduction of a larger commercial unit capable of accommodating a small supermarket; Removal of Core C to facilitate the introduction of a larger ground floor commercial unit and reconfiguration of the Block C’s internal space across first to fifth floor levels and the introduction of a glazed link between Blocks B and C at first floor level; Reconfiguration of the approved basement layout; Amalgamation and consolidation of communal amenity space serving the development at ground floor level; Relocation of the substation and switch room previously proposed in Block D to Block A and associated alterations to previously approved ground floor Apartments 2 and 3 in Block D and Apartments 1 and 2 in Block A; Minor alterations to party walls in Blocks A, B and D to accommodate a number of one-bedroom apartments in lieu of previous approved studio apartments; Minor alterations to previously approved facades, building line and internal partition walls to accommodate the aforementioned amendments and a slight increase in the number of apartments featuring within the development, from 196 no. to 204 number units.