Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd April, 2020.

WHEREAS the Minister for Defence, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Minister for Justice and Equality have each requested me, EOGHAN MURPHY, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, to make the following Order; and

WHEREAS I am satisfied that the carrying out of the development to which the grant of permission referred to in the following Order applies is likely to be harmful to the security and defence of the State and the State’s relations with other states, and that the modification of that grant of permission in the manner specified in the following Order is necessary in the public interest;

NOW I, EOGHAN MURPHY, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (1) of section 44A (inserted by section 27 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (No. 16 of 2018)) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000), and with the approval of the Government, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 44A) Order 2020.

2. In this Order “grant of permission” means the following grants of permission to the Embassy of the Russian Federation by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in respect of lands situated at 184 to 186 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 14:

(a) grant of permission D14A/0650 of 9 April 2015;

(b) grant of permission D18A/0328 of 27 September 2018; and

(c) grant of permission D19A/0354 of 22 August 2019.

3. The grant of permission is modified to the extent specified in the Schedule.

4. The period of 7 working days is specified for the purposes of subsection (4) of section 44A (inserted by section 27 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (No. 16 of 2018)) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000).

SCHEDILE

PART 1

1. The grant of permission is revoked in so far only as it relates to –

(a) The part of the development concerned described in the grant of permission as “extension to the side and rear of 2/3 storey over basement new Embassy structure with ancillary recreation rooms and diplomatic couriers accommodation (5019 sq.m. additional)”, and

(b) The part of the development concerned described in the grant of permission as “minor alterations and revised internal layout and new pitched roof to existing 2 storey staff accommodation (7.5 sq.m. additional)”.

2. The parts of the development referred to in paragraph 1 are, for ease of reference, identified in red on the plans set out in Part 2.

PART 2

Plans referred to in Part 1

The Government approves the making of this Order

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

3 March, 2020.

LEO VARADKAR,

Taoiseach.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

4 March, 2020.

EOGHAN MURPHY,

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.