Greater Dublin Area Retail Strategy 2008-2016
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RETAIL STRATEGY RETAIL RETAIL STRATEGY STRATEGY RETAIL STRATEGY FOR THE GREATER DUBLIN AREA 2008-2016 RETAIL STRATEGY FOR THE GREATER DUBLIN AREA 2008-2016 Regional Planning Guidelines Office, Dublin and Mid-East Regional Authorities. This Strategy was prepared by the Dublin and Mid-East Regional Authorities in conjunction with Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council, Meath County Council, Kildare County Council, Wicklow County Council and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government working with Colliers CRE Retail Research Consultancy & Colliers Jackson Stops. July 2008 (Please note that all figures contained in this report are dated from the baseline of September 2007) TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary of the Revised Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area ..........................................................vi Part One – Introduction to the Retail Strategy Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................2 Study Approach .....................................................................................................................................................................................4 Structure of Report ...............................................................................................................................................................................5 Public Consultation ..............................................................................................................................................................................5 Part Two – Review of Previous Retail Strategy Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................8 Changes to Key Data Assumptions (Consumer Demand) ......................................................................................................8 Population................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Economic Growth ..................................................................................................................................................................................9 Growth in Retail Expenditure .........................................................................................................................................................10 Other Technical Assumptions ........................................................................................................................................................10 Review of Policy in 2001 Strategy .................................................................................................................................................11 Conclusions in relation to Review .................................................................................................................................................11 Part Three – Policy Influences on the Update of the Retail Strategy Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................................14 Policy Influences .................................................................................................................................................................................14 2002 National Spatial Strategy ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area ................................................................................................16 DTO Transportation Strategy – ‘A Platform for Change’ (Final Report 2000) ................................................................. 17 Transport 21 and the National Development Plan .................................................................................................................18 Statutory Development Plans ........................................................................................................................................................19 Conclusions ...........................................................................................................................................................................................21 Part Four – Retail Market Review Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................................24 Economic Growth ...............................................................................................................................................................................24 Retail Market Developments ..........................................................................................................................................................24 Dublin City Centre .............................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Major Town & County Centres .......................................................................................................................................................28 District Centres ....................................................................................................................................................................................30 Convenience Shopping ....................................................................................................................................................................30 Other Forms of Shopping .................................................................................................................................................................31 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Part Five – Retail Market Analysis and Future Growth Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................................36 Assessment of the GDA Retail Economy ....................................................................................................................................36 Retail Trade Patterns by Region ....................................................................................................................................................40 Retail Trade Patterns by Council Area ......................................................................................................................................... 42 Centre Dominance .............................................................................................................................................................................44 Future Retail Demand .......................................................................................................................................................................58 Retail Floorspace Need Estimates ................................................................................................................................................59 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Part Six – The Retail Planning Strategy Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................................66 Retail Strategy Vision.........................................................................................................................................................................66 The Retail Hierarchy for the GDA .................................................................................................................................................. 67 Issues Arising from the Retail Hierarchy ..................................................................................................................................... 67 Policy Guidance & Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................... 72 Retail Development Management ...............................................................................................................................................79 List of Tables Retail Hierarchy for the GDA ......................................................................................................................................................... viii GDA Population Projections ..............................................................................................................................................................8