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Construction of a retail unit, a class II, two storey retail unit, storage and two storey creche at ground floor level over two level basement car parking with 4 to 5 storey apartments surrounding internal courtyards above ground floor level. The development will range from 5 to 6.5 storeys high. (1) The ground floor element consists of (a) construction of a retail unit of 5965 sq.m with additional storage area of 381 sq.m. (b) construction of an ESB sub-station and meter room, (c) construction of a two storey Class II retail unit with ancillary offices on the uper mezzanine level, total 326 sq.m. (d) construction of a two storey creche 693 sq.m.; (2) the upper floors consist of (a) construction of 3 to 4 floors of apartments with a further recessed penthouse floor providing 42 no. 3 bedroom units, 118 no. 2 bedroom units and 63 no. 1 bedroom units giving a total of 223 no. apartments (area of 14,612 sq.m) of which 15% will be offered as social/affordable accommodation; (b) construction of a residents laundry room 83 sq.m. and children's play room 98 sq.m located at first floor level; (3) construction of an ESB Sub-station and meter room; (4) construction of a 200 space LUAS park and ride car park located at basement level-1; (5) construction of a further basement level-2 car park providing 223 dedicated residential car parking spaces and 91 public parking spaces of which 150 spaces are re-located from the existing car-parking provision; construction of 12 commercial parking spaces and 3 drop-off spaces at surface (ground) level. Also proposed are landscaped courtyards to the first floor residential element, landscaped roof gardens to the central residential block, the construction of a queuing lane serving the basement car park and widening of existing public footpaths. Total site area 0.8981 hectares