The proposed development comprising amendments to the permitted scheme consists of reconfiguration of ground floor plan to include modifications to bicycle stores and ESB substation; relocation of waste collection area and stairways; provision of new bin staging area and plant rooms (54.60 m2 total); Reduction in total car parking spaces at ground floor level from 44 no. spaces to 37 no. spaces including 2 no. accessible spaces; Omission of Ground Floor Residents Lounge and alterations to First Floor Residential Lounge, Increase of communal open space from 285 m2 to 343 m2 at roof terrace level with associated modifications to landscaping; reconfiguration of permitted floor plans on each level to provide for amended unit layouts with associated balconies/terraces; a new lobby at 6th floor level to access a communal open space. Total provision of 42. no units remains unaltered with now proposed mix of 20 no. 1 bed and 22 no. 2 bed units. Provision of a pedestrian access ramp to Hole in the Wall Road and modifications to pedestrian access arrangement from R139. The proposed changes will result in a reduction of total gross floor area by c.566.3 sqm; a modest increase in overall height of c.600mm for the permitted 7 storey block and c.1300mm for the permitted six storey block (the number of storeys has not increased) and minor modifications to the southern, western and northern elevations. Permission is sought for all associated site development and infrastructural works.

Site adjoining the Former Columban Missionary's Site, at the Junction of the R139 Road and, Hole in the Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13