Should TCD be allowed build behind the railings on Nassau Street?

Should Trinity College Dublin and their architects O’Donnell + Tuomey be allowed construct buildings with commercial elements behind the railings of Nassau Street?

For more information:
May 31 2004: Trinity considers radical plan for Nassau Street
The Irish Times

Trinity College Dublin is considering an ambitious expansion project aimed at opening up its walled Nassau Street face to limited commercial development and establishing a pedestrian walkway for tourists from the National Gallery of Ireland on Merrion Square to the college library complex where the Book of Kells is housed. The proposal is included in the second phase of the college’s development control plan and is intended not only to maximise the number of visitors to the college but also to give a much needed financial boost to the substantial construction projects around Pearse Street and Westland Row. This latest expansion plan has yet to go before Dublin City Council (DCC) but if the scheme was granted planning permission it would dramatically alter the congested character of Nassau Street and render the college’s frontage less introverted and more accessible to the surrounding community.

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2004/0531/1237862908HM4TRINITY.html