Phibsborough shopping centre redevelopment approved
More than 340 student beds planned beside 1960s tower, which will not be demolished
The plans propose an “upgrading” of the existing tower block instead of its demolition. The developers said they could not put forward a proposal to raze the office block because they do not own two of the businesses underneath it, a Tesco supermarket and an Eddie Rockets restaurant. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
The €50 million redevelopment of the 1960s Phibsborough shopping centre, including construction on part of the old grounds of Dalymount Park, has been granted planning permission by Dublin City Council.