{"id":304667,"date":"2026-02-18T18:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/304667\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:24:07","slug":"council-stalls-plan-for-stephens-green-shopping-centre-revamp-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/304667\/","title":{"rendered":"Council stalls plan for Stephen\u2019s Green Shopping Centre revamp \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dublin City Council<\/a> has stalled plans for the revised \u20ac100 million part-demolition and rebuild of the Stephen\u2019s Green Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n

The council has requested the applicant, DTDL Ltd, to revise its contentious facade redesign proposals as part of a request for further information.<\/p>\n

In its letter to DTDL, the council said it is concerned about the revised facade design at the corner junction of Stephen\u2019s Green Shopping Centre and Grafton Street. <\/p>\n

[\u00a0Owners of Stephen\u2019s Green Shopping Centre make new redevelopment bidOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

The council said the existing building on site \u201cis a unique local landmark, with an individual identity which sets it apart from other buildings in Dublin\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed design is somewhat lacking in strong elements of urban design and placemaking that would contribute positively and integrate into the public realm and streetscape of St Stephen\u2019s Green and Grafton Street,\u201d it told DTDL.<\/p>\n

As a result, DTDL \u201cis invited to strongly reconsider the design of the facade to address these concerns and to incorporate and introduce stronger elements of urban design and placemaking that contributes positively to the public realm\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n

The council has requested that updated verified views to be provided should take into account any potential redesigns arising as a result of the overall further information request.<\/p>\n

Still, the 25-page council planner\u2019s report does note the council \u201cwelcome and support the principle to rejuvenate the St Stephen\u2019s Green Shopping Centre\u201d. <\/p>\n

The planner\u2019s report states that \u201cit is acknowledged that the current St Stephen\u2019s Green Shopping Centre is underperforming with a poor configuration and floor plate of retail outlets that limit the occupiers of the premises\u201d.<\/p>\n

The council has also requested the applicant to provide a standalone demolition justification report in accordance with the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 which provides a robust justification for demolition.<\/p>\n

The planning authority has also requested the applicants to clarify the intended proposed use of the \u201ctownhall\u201d space and to address a number of concerns over the scheme from the council\u2019s transportation division.<\/p>\n

The council has stalled the scheme after the Heritage Council intervened in the planning row, recommending refusal.<\/p>\n

In total, the council received 61 submissions with the bulk of those opposed to the application.<\/p>\n

In December, the owner of the centre, DTDL Ltd, lodged revised plans for the redevelopment of the landmark shopping centre five months after An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la refused planning permission for its revamp.<\/p>\n

One objection lodged on behalf of the Save Stephen\u2019s Green Campaign is backed by a petition of 20,000 signatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dublin City Council has stalled plans for the revised \u20ac100 million part-demolition and rebuild of the Stephen\u2019s Green…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[75,72,13288,61,60,45546],"class_list":["post-304667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-an-coimisiun-pleanala","tag-business","tag-dublin-city-council","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-st-stephen-s-green"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}