Development of a centre of excellence for equine breeding and training, on a site to the rear (west/northwest of) and adjacent to Kiltenan Hotel, Aparthotel and Sports Complex at Kilternan, County Dublin, incorporating part of the former Kiltenan golf course and adjacent agricultural lands. The development will consist of:- (1) a stable building over three floors incorporating 74 number horse boxes, drying and clearing room, veterinary clinic, office, lift and w.c. at ground floor level, 86 number horse boxes, sick rooms, store, cleaning, drying and tack rooms at first floor level and 36 number self-contained studio/dorm rooms, intenal and external viewing areas at second floor, (2) a gallops circa 1.6 kilometres in length, (3) parade circuit, (4) equine pool and car paking, access road, gabion retaining walls, landscaping, boundary treatment and all associated site development works and services. The proposed development may be considered to be within the curtailage o attendant grounds of Kilternan Golf and Country Club (formerly Springfield House) a Protected Structure (RPS number 1861), which is pat of the adjacent hotel complex, but no works to the protected structure are proposed.