Photograph: iStockThe designers of the planned new St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre have said the scheme will make an enduring contribution to Dublin’s built environment, setting a new benchmark for brownfield regeneration in the city. The founding director at O’Donnell+Tuomey architects, John Tuomey, told Dublin City Council that the new development would be “an exemplar standard of urban design”. In its refusal, ACP concluded the scheme lacked “a strong sense of original aesthetic and would not achieve a sufficiently high standard of placemaking, urban design and architecture at this key city centre location”. Mr Spain said the centre “is currently underperforming in its retail function”. The proposed development “represents a significant rejuvenation and partial redevelopment of a key site at the gateway to Dublin’s south retail core,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times December 20, 2025 14:40 UTC