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Published online January 2025

Employment Monitor Report 2023-2024

Summary tables

Table 1: Completions for monitor period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
 

Office (B1A)

Call centres (B1B)

R & D (B1C)

Light industry (B2)

General Industry (B3)

Storage and Distribution (B4)

Total

 

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Completed (gains) 01/04/2023- 31/03/2024

4.3

59,348

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

641

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.5

59,989

Completed (losses) 01/04/2023- 31/03/2024

0.3

2,433

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.03

24

0.3

2,457

Net Change

4

56,915

0

0

0

0

0.3

641

0

0

-0.03

-24

4.2

57,532

 

Table 2: Completions across three monitor periods, from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2024
 

Office (B1A)

Call centres (B1B)

R & D (B1C) 

Light industry (B2)

General Industry (B3)

Storage & Distribution (B4)

Total

 

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Completed (gains) 01/04/2021- 31/03/2024

15.6

122,004

0.0

0.0

1.6

11,714

4

9,756

0.0

0.0

3.2

4,284

24.4

147,758

Annual Average

5.2

40,668

0.0

0.0

0.5

3,905

1.3

3,252

0.0

0.0

1.1

1,428

8.1

49,253

Completed (losses) 01/04/2021- 31/03/2024

0.8

9,971

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

2,291

0.9

12,262

Annual Average

0.3

3,324

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.04

764

0.3

4,087

Net Change

15

112,033

0.0

0.0

1.6

11,714

4

9,756

0.0

0.0

3.1

1,993

23.5

135,496

Figure 1: Completions by Use Classes across three monitor periods from 2021/22 to 2023/24 (m2)

 

Figure 2: Completions (gains) by location across monitor periods 2021/22 to 2023/24 (%)

Table 3: Development under construction, extant permission (gain and losses

    

Office (B1A)

Call centres (B1B)

R & D (B1C)

Light industry (B2)

General Industry (B3)

Storage and Distribution (B4)

Vacant employment land

Total

 

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Area (Ha)

m2

Development ongoing gains at 31/03/24

7.5

24,611

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.5

5,543

0.0

0.0

3.9

1,183

*

*

13

31,337

Not started gains - Full and Outline
at 31/03/24

73.5

343,510

15.6

8,179

12.6

8,948

17.1

31,692

42.8

32,605

20

34,721

*

*

182

459,655

Sub-total

80.9

368,121

15.6

8,179

12.6

8,948

18.6

37,235

42.8

32,605

23.9

35,904

*

*

194.4

490,992

Losses not started at 31/03/24

6.2

33,450

0.1

1,868

0.1

381

2.8

10,877

2.9

12,139

10.8

27,274

0.0

0.0

23

85,989

Net Total

74.7

334,671

15.5

6,311

12.5

8,567

15.8

26,358

39.9

20,466

13.1

8,630

0.0

0.0

171.4

405,003

*For vacant employment land not covered by an existing planning consent please refer to table 4.

Table 4: Completions (gains) and remaining potential gains by location
          Completions (m2) Remaining capacity (m2)

Ref No.

Location

01-04-2023 to

31-03-2024

01-04-2022 to

31-03-2023

01-04-2021

to

31-03-2022

Remaining potential from extant permissions and under construction

Remaining potential from vacant developable land

CC

City Centre

57,949

32,741

26,987

280,986

*

 ML 08

Kilwee Industrial Estate, Dunmurry

0

0

0

0

811

BT 005/05

Hillview Road

0

0

0

3,543

1,416

BT 005/19

Ballygomartin Industrial Estate, Ballygomartin Road

0

0

0

862

374

BT 005/10

Glenbank Business Park, Crumlin Road

0

0

0

0

11,988

BT 005/25

North Howard Link

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/15

Kennedy Way

0

3,438

68

3,859

*

BT 005/04

Castlereagh Road

0

0

0

0

2,423

MCH 09

Prince Regent Road

0

0

0

5,243

3,332

ML 07

Springbank Industrial Estate

798

221

0

2,248

35,199

BT 005/13

Ravenhill Business Park

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/09

Shore Road/Skegioneill Street

0

0

0

0

629

BT 004

Land At Springfield Road (Former Mackie's Site)

0

0

0

0

50,783

BT 005/11

Donegall Road

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/08

Duncairn Gardens

0

0

0

1,618

342

BHA 06

Belfast Harbour

0

9,932

0

62,001

101,745

BT 005/17

Westlink Enterprise Centre, Distillery Street

0

0

0

0

1,281

MCH 10

Montgomery Road

0

0

0

11,044

*

BT 005/20

Lanark Way

0

0

0

740

641

BT 005/07

York Road Including Jennymount Business Park

0

0

0

563

*

BT 005/12

Stockman's Way

0

0

292

283

*

MCH 11

Ballygowan Road

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/02

Island Street/Ballymacarrett Road

0

0

0

0

331

BT 005/21

Argyle Business Park, Shankill Road

0

0

0

749

*

BT 005/01

Newtownards Road/Tamar Street

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/18

Springfield Road

0

0

0

4,466

5,107

BT 005/22

Agnes Street Industrial Estate

0

0

0

456

*

BT 005/03

East Belfast Enterprise Park

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/23

Louden Street/Townsend Street

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/16

Whiterock Industrial Estate, Springfield Road

0

0

0

13,177

6,652

BT 005/26

Conway Street

0

0

0

0

*

BT 005/06

Cambrai Street

0

0

0

310

*

BT 005/24

Andrews Mill, Divis Street

0

0

0

0

0

BT 005/14

Glen Road

0

0

0

20

0

ML 05

Seymour Industrial Estate

0

0

0

0

3,598

ROC

Rest Of City

717

0

0

18,330

*

BHA 01

Titanic Quarter

0

14,080

0

69,169

*

QOA

Queens Office Area

525

0

0

0

*

ODL

Outside Development Limit

0

0

0

3,308

*

Total

59,989

60,412

27,347

482,915

226,653

Total

709,568

*Vacant land suitable for employment uses in existing employment locations.

**See Table 6 for remaining capacity at BHA 01 Titanic Quarter.

Table 5: Completions (losses) and remaining potential losses by location
   

Completed losses (m2)

Remaining potential losses (m2)

 

Ref No.

Location

01-04-2023 to

 31-03-2024

01-04-2022 to

 31-03-2023

01-04-2021

 to

 31-03-2022

Remaining commitments at

31-03-2024

 

CC

City Centre

1,529

3,320

4,898

32,055

 

ML 08

Kilwee Industrial Estate, Dunmurry

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/05

Hillview Road

0

0

0

5,028

 

BT 005/19

Ballygomartin Industrial Estate, Ballygomartin Road

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/10

Glenbank Business Park, Crumlin Road

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/25

North Howard Link

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/15

Kennedy Way

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/04

Castlereagh Road

0

0

0

0

 

MCH 09

Prince Regent Road

0

0

0

800

 

ML 07

Springbank Industrial Estate

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/13

Ravenhill Business Park

0

0

0

93

 

BT 005/09

Shore Road/Skegioneill Street

0

0

0

0

 

BT 004

Land At Springfield Road (Former Mackie's Site)

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/11

Donegall Road

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/08

Duncairn Gardens

0

0

0

381

 

BHA 06

Belfast Harbour

0

0

0

10,108

 

BT 005/17

Westlink Enterprise Centre, Distillery Street

0

0

0

0

 

MCH 10

Montgomery Road

0

0

0

2,531

 

BT 005/20

Lanark Way

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/07

York Road Including Jennymount Business Park

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/12

Stockmans Way

0

0

0

800

 

MCH 11

Ballygowan Road

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/02

Island Street/Ballymacarrett Road

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/21

Argyle Business Park, Shankill Road

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/01

Newtownards Road/Tamar Street

0

0

0

956

 

BT 005/18

Springfield Road

0

0

0

4,429

 

BT 005/22

Agnes Street Industrial Estate

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/03

East Belfast Enterprise Park

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/23

Louden Street/Townsend Street

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/16

Whiterock Industrial Estate, Springfield Road

0

0

0

271

 

BT 005/26

Conway Street

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/06

Cambrai Street

0

0

0

1,672

 

BT 005/24

Andrews Mill, Divis Street

0

0

0

0

 

BT 005/14

Glen Road

0

0

0

148

 

ML 05

Seymour Industrial Estate

0

0

0

0

 

QOA

Queens Office Area

0

0

0

196

 

ROC

Rest Of City

928

506

0

28,220

 

 

Total

2,457

3,826

4,898

87,688

 

 

Table 6: Mixed use sites remaining yield/capacity

Zoning reference

Location

Employment yield

BHA 05

North Foreshore

38,140

BT 003

Land At Crumlin Road including Girdwood Barracks

20,000

BT 002

Land At Monagh Bypass / Upper Springfield Road

4,030

BHA 01

Titanic Quarter

62,989

 

Total

125,159

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