Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028 – Volume 1: Written Statement (as varied by Variations Nos. 1–11)

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 211 city centre, it is important that it can adapt to changing consumer demands and behaviour, changing work patterns and the challenges posed by online retailing. To attract shoppers and visitors and people to live in the city centre, a vibrant mix of city centre experiences will be required. A ‘strategy to support the city centre’ is set out in Section 8.0 of the DCC Retail Strategy in Appendix 2. This sets out measures to improve the vibrancy, liveability and competitiveness of the city centre; envisioning vibrant shopping streets, a city of events, markets, family leisure, a 24 hour city, a city for homes, expanded and improved public spaces, new and upgraded pedestrian / cycle routes, and integrated public transport. The premier shopping streets in the city centre retail core are designated as Category 1 and Category 2 shopping streets. The land use criteria for Category 1 and 2 streets are set out in the Retail Strategy, Appendix 2 and their locations are shown on Figure 7-2: Dublin City Centre Retail Core, Principal Shopping Streets.

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 212 Figure 7.2: Dublin City Centre Retail Core, Principal Shopping Streets

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 213 The purpose of the Category 1 designation is to protect the primary retail function of these streets with an emphasis on higher order comparison retail. The purpose of the Category 2 designation is to provide for a mix of retail and other complementary uses which will increase shopper dwell time in the city. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV15 Premier Shopping Area To affirm and maintain the status of the city centre retail core as the premier shopping area in the State, affording a variety of shopping, cultural and leisure attractions. In line with the Retail Planning Guidelines, 2012, the city centre should be the main focus for higher order comparison retail in the city to protect its retailing role and primacy. CCUV16 Category 1 and Category 2 Streets To protect the primary retail function of Category 1 Streets in the city and to provide for a mix of retail and other complementary uses on Category 2 streets. To promote active uses at street level on the principal shopping streets in the city centre retail core having regard to the criteria for Category 1 and Category 2 streets (see Appendix 2 and Figure 7.2 ). CCUV17 Diversifying the City Centre To ensure the resilience of Dublin City Centre to changing trends in retail demand, appropriate opportunities to further diversify the city centre as a place to live, work and socialise will be encouraged. CCUV18 Residential Development To encourage, support and promote more residential apartments as part of mixed-use developments or through the reuse / retrofit of the upper floors of existing buildings. The use of upper floors for residential use is supported in principle on Category 1 and 2 Shopping Streets. CCUV19 Parking and the Retail Core To support the re-use and replacement of multi storey car parks in the centre of the retail core and to safeguard short term car parking provision for shoppers and visitors at the periphery of the retail core. The redevelopment of central car parks will support public realm improvements and pedestrian priority in the retail core and can support the retail core and night time economy by providing additional mobility hubs and other innovative transport solutions, see also Policy SMT28 (Chapter 8).

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 214 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: CCUVO4 WeareDublinTown To support Dublin’s Business Improvement District (BID) - ‘WeareDublinTown’ / ‘DublinTown’ and to acknowledge the role and facilitate the work of ‘DublinTown’ which includes the provision of additional city centre services and projects to improve the city centre. CCUVO5 Underutilised and Inactive City Centre Streets To reactivate the underutilised and inactive city centre streets and lanes in the city centre through the inclusion of art, landscaping, street furniture, outdoor dining, activity spaces and residential uses. CCUVO6 Car Parks and Last Mile Delivery To investigate the potential of the use of multi-storey car parks in the city centre for micro hubs and distribution centres for ‘last-mile’ delivery as part of the preparation of a Servicing / Logistics Strategy for the city (see also Objective SMT06). CCUVO7 Marketing the City Centre To actively market the city centre to prospective international retailers. Dublin City Council will seek to work with Dublin Chamber and other relevant city centre stakeholders to benchmark Dublin internationally in order to attract new retailers and to retain its function as a prestigious centre of retail. CCUVO8 Review of Architectural Conservation Areas / Areas of Special Planning Control To review the Architectural Conservation Areas (ACAs) pertaining to the retail core so that they reflect the approach for Category 2 Streets with particular regard to complementary non-retail uses. To prepare / update Areas of Special Planning Control for the city as and where appropriate and necessary. 7.5.3 Key Urban Villages, Urban Villages and Neighbourhood Centres The city’s Key Urban Villages, urban villages and neighbourhood centres have their own identity and sense of place and allow all parts of the city to access a wider variety of commercial, community, social and cultural services locally. These centres support the concept of the 15 minute city whereby people’s daily requirements can be reached within 15 minutes by foot, bike or public transport. Key Urban Villages Key Urban Villages are the top tier of urban centre outside the city centre (see Chapter 2: Core Strategy) and are the primary location for commercial activity outside of the city

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 215 centre. There are 12 Key Urban Villages in the city and their location is shown on Figure 7-1 and their geographical extent is shown on Map K of the development plan. Key Urban Villages are mixed use centres which support the many varied and diverse aspects of community life. They are normally based around high quality public transport or they fulfil a regeneration role. The development / consolidation / regeneration of Key Urban Villages with high density mixed use development and residential led intensification will be supported. This will bring these centres into more intensive and efficient use thereby supporting their placemaking functions as social gathering places and areas of concentrated vibrancy and diversity which in turn will support existing services and improve the viability of existing and planned public transport, as well as meeting housing demand. General development principles for Key Urban Villages are set out in Chapter 14, Section 14.7.4. Key Urban Villages function to serve the needs of the local communities in which they exist providing an important local retail, service, community and employment role. Their catchment is wider than those served by urban villages and neighbourhood centres. To develop sustainably, Key Urban Villages will need to diversify in response to current and future economic trends, technological advances, and consumer behaviours and attain a viable and varied range of functions to serve their communities. Key Urban Villages must develop a diverse range of commercial and community uses including convenience retailing, leisure (including cafés and restaurants), social infrastructure, cultural uses, night time economy uses, civic functions, and local employment / co-working hubs. In line with national retail planning policy, it is envisaged that retail development in Key Urban Villages will be commensurate to their catchment. Guiding principles regarding the scale of retail development to be promoted in each Key Urban Village over the plan period is set out in Table 3 in the Retail Strategy (Appendix 2). The development of high quality urban environments in Key Urban Villages is essential so that they are places where people want to live and so that they become attractive destinations which can be accessed by walking, cycling and public transport. Urban framework plans with guiding principles have been prepared for a number of the Key Urban Villages to enable these centres to develop their own distinct spatial and cultural identity (see Chapter 13). Chapter 2, containing the core strategy of the development plan, identifies a number of Key Urban Villages for which, either a Local Area Plan (LAP) or Village Improvement Plan (VIP) or Local Environmental Improvement Plan (LEIP), as appropriate will be prepared, subject to resources. It is envisaged that public realm / placemaking strategies will be formulated as part of the preparation of these plans.

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 216 Urban Villages and Neighbourhood Centres Dublin City is a city of neighbourhoods and these neighbourhoods are well served by local facilities ranging from medium sized shopping centres such as Artane Castle and the Merrion Shopping Centre to the more traditional villages such as Drumcondra and Ranelagh and to Neighbourhood Centres which often comprise local shopping parades and corner shops. These urban villages and neighbourhood centres have an important role to play in the creation of sustainable neighbourhoods in both the established urban villages and in developing areas. Their focus will be on providing convenient and attractive access by walking and cycling to local goods and services needed on a day-to-day basis. This will become more important as the city’s population increases, requiring quality services at a local level in line with the core strategy. Chapter 2: Core Strategy, identifies a number of urban villages which are to be subject to Local Area Plans (LAPs) / Village Improvement Plan (VIPs) or Local Environmental Improvement Plans (LEIPs) to be prepared for these centres, as resources permit (see Chapter 2: Core Strategy). It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV20 Mixed Use Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages To support the development, regeneration and or consolidation of Key Urban Villages/urban villages as appropriate, to ensure these centres continue to develop their mixed used role and function adding vitality to these centres including through the provision of residential development. CCUV21 Scale of Retail Development in Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages To have regard to the guiding principles regarding the scale of retail development to be promoted in each Key Urban Village as set out in the Dublin City Retail Strategy in Appendix 2. CCUV22 Intensification To support and promote the redevelopment and intensification of underutilised sites within Key Urban Villages and urban villages including surface car parks. CCUV23 Active Uses To promote active uses at street level in Key Urban Villages and urban villages and neighbourhood centres.

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 217 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV24 Co - Working Hubs To support the development of ‘hub’ workspaces as part of new mixed use developments in Key Urban Villages and urban villages. CCUV25 Neighbourhood Centres / Local Shopping To support, promote and protect Neighbourhood and Local Centres which play an important role in the local shopping role for residents and provide a range of essential day to day services and facilities. CCUV26 New Growth Areas To support and facilitate local shopping and retail services commensurate with new residential areas to provide day to day and top up shopping needs. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: CCUVO9 Town Centre Health Check To progress ‘Health Check Assessments’ for older suburban Key Urban Villages, as part of Local Area Plans and Village Improvement Plans in order to ensure the vitality and viability of these centres, assessing issues such as attractions, accessibility, amenity and actions to be taken. CCUVO10 Shopfront Improvement Scheme To support the roll out of the Shop Front Improvement Scheme to the urban villages and radial streets in the inner city subject to a criteria based analysis, available resources and funding availability. 7.5.4 Convenience and Retail Service Shopping The provision of good quality convenience and retail service shopping to cater for daily shopping needs plays an important role in ensuring viable sustainable neighbourhoods where convenience retail and local services are within easy walking distance for residents. Convenience retailing (supermarkets) has expanded significantly in Dublin City over the last 10 years helped by population growth and policy support in the last development plan, specifically in the inner city. Many convenience operators have notably adapted their store model to suit urban / city centre sites with no car parking in some cases. This new convenience retail provision has provided greater consumer choice and competition and in many areas, has had regeneration benefits and provided much needed neighbourhood scale retail provision.

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 218 Balanced with this, is the need for a managed approach to off-licence sales within the city centre retail core in order to ensure there is not an over concentration of such units in any one area, including units that form a subsidiary use within a convenience outlet. The advertising of alcohol is controlled under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. Further guidance on off licence development is set out in Section 15.14.8, Chapter 15. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV27 Provision of Convenience Retail To promote convenience retail development in the city, particularly in new regeneration areas and where such development can provide an important anchor to secure the vitality and viability of Key Urban Villages, urban villages and neighbourhood centres. CCUV28 Provision of Retail Services To support and promote the development of retail service development at all levels of the retail hierarchy in the city. 7.5.5 Retail Warehouse Parks / Retail Warehouses Retail Warehouse Parks and Retail Warehouses are typically located in suburban locations due to the need for car parking facilities and ease of servicing. Due to the growth of this outof-town retail format in the early 2000’s and the impact of these developments on town centres, the ‘Guidelines for Planning Authorities – Retail Planning – 2012, DECLG’ states that in general there should be a presumption against the further development of out-of-town retail parks. There is limited provision of this retail format in the city; retail warehouse space has contracted in the city with sites being redeveloped for high intensity mixed use development or due to a change of use, all as part of the compact city approach. Further guidance on retail warehouse development is set out in the Retail Strategy in Appendix 2. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV29 Retail Warehousing and Retail Parks To control the provision of retail warehousing and retail parks in accordance with the advice set out in the ‘Guidelines for Planning Authorities – Retail Planning – 2012, DECLG’.

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   The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 219 7.5.6 Food and Beverage Sector / Markets Dublin City has a huge range of food and drink establishments. They play a vital role in supporting the visitor economy (day and evening), providing local employment opportunities and contributing to the city’s vitality. Indoor and street based markets such as Georges Street Arcade, Moore Street, the Temple Bar Book and Food Market and the Designer Market on Cows Lane along with Farmers Markets add vibrancy, diversity and interest to the city as well as supporting local produce/enterprise. Proposals for markets that encourage smaller and independent retailers will be supported and encouraged. Such proposals will generally be directed to urban centres to support the existing retail offer. The proposed redevelopment of the Victorian Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market on Mary’s Lane and a regenerated Iveagh Market and Moore Street Market, have the potential to provide major visitor attractions in the city as well as new local amenities for the communities that they serve. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV30 Cafés / Restaurants To promote and facilitate the provision of cafés / restaurants in the city and support their role in making the city more attractive for residents, workers, and visitors and in creating employment. CCUV31 Food and Beverage Clusters To support emerging food and beverage clusters around the city centre; see Figure 4, Appendix 2, particularly around the Henry Street and Westmoreland Street areas of the city to enhance the appeal of the north and south retail cores. CCUV32 Outdoor Dining Proposals for outdoor dining / trading from premises extending into the street will be supported where they would not harm local amenity or compromise pedestrian movement, accessibility needs or traffic conditions. CCUV33 Support for Markets To facilitate indoor and outdoor markets both in the city centre and throughout the city particularly where they support the existing retail offer and local produce/start up enterprise and the circular economy; and to realise their potential as a tourist attraction.

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    The City Centre, Urban Villages and Retail | Chapter 7 220 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV34 Moore Street Market To recognise the unique importance of Moore Street Market to the history and culture of the city and to ensure its protection, renewal and enhancement in cooperation with the traders, and taking account of the contents and relevant recommendations of the Moore Street Advisory Group Report, the OPW and other stakeholders including the response of the Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: CCUVO11 Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market To promote and facilitate the ongoing implementation of the City Markets Project, centred around the Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market on Mary’s Lane, an important aspect in city centre regeneration. See also SDRA 13, Chapter 13. CCUVO12 Iveagh Market To support a regenerated Iveagh Market as a major visitor attraction / for a compatible use that secures its preservation and as a local amenity for the community and to ensure that regeneration proposals include an appropriate community/civic space. 7.5.7 Evening and Night Time Economy The evening and night time economy refers to social, cultural and economic activity occurring between specified night time hours. There has been growing recognition of the role the night time sector plays / can play in the economy of international cities. Evening and night-time economy uses comprise a wide range of uses including restaurants, pubs, cinemas, dance and music venues and theatres along with not for profit community spaces or third places. Evening and night-time economy uses contribute to the vitality and vibrancy of the city centre and contributes positively to the visitor experience and local economy. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: CCUV35 Night Time Economy To support and facilitate evening / night time economy uses that contribute to the vitality of the city centre and that support the creation of a safe, balanced and socially inclusive evening / night time economy.

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