The planning appeals tribunal on Thursday gave the green light for the db Group's controversial St George's Bay mega-development, but has demanded changes to the original plans.
The developers have been ordered to create 270 square metres of open spaces, keep the entire facade of the scheduled building and lower the height by 10 metres.
The €300 million project on the site formerly occupied by the Institute of Tourism Studies, includes a 37-storey tower and 17-storey hotel. The project was approved by the Planning Authority in September despite 4,500 objections from the public, local councils and NGOs.
An appeal against the decision was filed in November by 17 entities, including Pembroke, Swieqi and St Julian's local councils and several environmental groups, following a crowdfunding drive which raised more than €24,000 to cover the costs of the appeal.
The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal (EPRT) announced its decision on Thursday.
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