St Enoch Centre is set to be demolished to make way for a major new development that will 'reimagine' the centre.
Glasgow City Council has given the go-ahead for the plans that include a new shopping and leisure space, nearly 1,000 homes, office space, a four-star hotel and a public realm.
Property developer and asset manager Sovereign Centros has said the proposals show that the centre can be "sustainably" developed over a number of phases that could take 15 to 20 years to complete.