Indooroopilly shopping centre is set for a major facelift, with a $450 million expansion receiving the green light from planning authorities.

Eureka Funds Management, which manages the superannuation trust that holds a 50 per cent stake in the centre, announced today that development approval had been obtained and work had started on the 30,000 square metre addition.

An artist's impression of the redeveloped Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.

Construction company Brookfield Multiplex is expected the finish the work by April 2014.

Once the expansion is completed, the shopping centre will boast 115,000 square metres of retail space, with about 340 retailers.