Dublin City Council has approved plans to develop a multimillion-euro expansion of the Griffith College campus in Dublin.
The planning authority has given the scheme the go-ahead after Griffith College scaled back its original proposals lodged earlier this year.
In the scheme, the college is looking to adapt its existing campus at South Circular Rd, Dublin 8 “to allow for future student growth over the next decade” to increase from 7,000 students currently enrolled - 5,500 of whom attend the Dublin campus - to 11,000 students by 2030.
The workforce is due to increase from 400 staff members currently to 600 in 2030.
The Council has granted planning permission after the college lodged revised plans in response to eight pages of further information requested by the council earlier this year.
In the planning report giving the scheme the go-ahead, the council welcomed the series of revisions provided last month by the college.
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