DUBLIN

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DUBLIN MID-EAST REGIONAL AUTHORITIESREVIEW
UPDATE OF THE GREATER DUBLIN AREA (GDA) RETAIL
STRATEGYColliers CRE (London)Colliers
Jackson-Stops (Dublin)

• October 2007

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Colliers International

• 266 offices in 56 countries
• Over 10,000 staff globally
• Annual revenue of US 1.64 billion
• Third biggest global property services provider

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Colliers CRE
Colliers CRE - 12 principal offices in GB
- 2 offices in Ireland
(Dublin Belfast) More than
900 employees Company turnover c.90 million
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Background Context

• Existing GDA Retail Strategy
• informed by DTZ retail study
• adopted November 2001
• time-period 2001-2011, with particular emphasis
  on 2001-2006.
• But since 2001
• significant economic and population growth in
  GDA
• range of new policies launched
• regional planning guidelines adopted for GDA.

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Our Brief

• To review and update the 2001 GDA Retail
• Strategy
• To provide strategic guidance that will promote
• the development of a vibrant and competitive
  
• retail sector in the GDA, while protecting the
  
• integrity, vibrancy and viability of existing
  centres.

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Key Work Components

• review of changes since 2001
• - demand (population, the economy,
  consumer spend)
• - supply (scale, pattern and type of
  retail development on the
• ground/market trends)
• - policy (review and current policy
  position)
• 3 new surveys
• - household telephone
• - young persons
• - visitors/tourists

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Definition of Study and Household Telephone
Survey Areas
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Key Work Components (cont.)

• Assessment of retail floorspace need through to
  2016
• - future demand
• - future supply (retail development
  pipeline)
• Consultations
• - 7 Councils
• - other stakeholders
• Set out overall vision for retail in GDA
• - to be consistent with and supporting
  the settlement strategy adopted by the
• RPGs
• - to reflect the importance of public
  transport links, particularly in relation to
• comparison goods shopping.