Peter Coyne ~ Coyne Associates Ltd

Peter Coyne MRICS, ASCS, MBA. is a Chartered Surveyor with considerable experience as a practitioner and as a general manager in property development, urban renewal and social & economic regeneration. He operates his development and regeneration consultancy under the name of Coyne Associates, a company formed in April 2005.

Key areas of experience:
 Strategic planning, structuring, resourcing and implementation management of major regeneration projects,
 Mixed-use property development/joint ventures.
 Strategic land use, transportation and infrastructure planning.
 Urban design and development master-planning.
 Architectural/developer competitions.
 Social and Affordable housing.
 Social and economic regeneration – strategy and implementation.
 Education for regeneration of inner city communities.
 Leisure, tourism and public realm on the waterfront.
 Marketing.
 Public relations and stakeholder consultation.
 Area based arts and culture.
 Project management and project appraisal.
 Public/private partnerships.
 Management of multi-disciplinary teams

July 2005 to Present: Director, Coyne Associates
Peter Coyne has undertaken wide-ranging consultancies in regeneration and property development commissions for private and public sector clients across Ireland and internationally.

Key experiences – Consultancy: 2005- present:
• 2005/2006 Prepared, in association with Indecon Economic Consultants, an integrated economic, social and physical strategy for Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland as an agenda for intervention action which carried multi-agency support. Client: Ilex URC Ltd (see www.ilex-urc.com )
• 2005/2006 Prepared development Masterplan for 17 hectare Ebrington Barracks (1820), an ex-military site with strong partisan associations and valuable built heritage, as an economic engine and social integrator for the divided city. Client: Ilex URC Ltd (see www.ilex-urc.com )
• 2007 Led developer’s bid team for the integrated development of Limerick Docklands. Client: private development company
• 2007/2009 Project managed the preparation of the development Masterplan for 37 hectares of mixed use waterfront development (418,000m2) in Bahrain incorporating a private hospital and healthcare cluster, marketed the opportunity and secured joint venture partner. Client: RCSI(See http://www.rcsi.ie/healthoasis)
• 2007 Reviewed barriers to economic progress in the city of Limerick and advised on systematic and structural solutions. Client: Limerick City Council and Shannon Development
• 2007/2008 Led multi-disciplinary consultants consortium in preparing development Masterplan and Strategic (business) Plan for €1.6bn, 30 hectare inner-city education and healthcare campus. Client Grangegorman Development Agency per WK Nowlan & Associates (See http://www.ggda.ie/strategicplan.html)
• 2007/2009 Project managed development masterplanning of 80 hectare science and technology park development site close to Dublin Airport including securing optimal design of new metropolitan railway through site and local authority Local Plan. Client: private developer per WK Nowlan & Associates
• 2009 Providing advisory risk and programme management services for preparation of economic regeneration plan for North-west city region (Derry~Londonderry based) involving highly extensive and intensive stakeholder engagement. Client Ilex URC Ltd (see www.ilex-urc.com )

Jan 1998 to June 2005: Chief Executive Dublin Docklands Development Authority
Prior to his consultancy work Peter Coyne was the first Chief Executive of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. He took office in January 1998 and saw the 520 hectare Docklands Project through it’s first seven and a half years. During that time Peter Coyne led his multi-disciplinary team in driving forward holistic urban regeneration over the docklands area, undertaking strategic and area master planning, land acquisition and de-contamination, mixed use property development, area environmental & infrastructural development and comprehensive social regeneration with specific emphasis on education. The self-financing Development Authority operates planning (exemption) powers over 98 hectares of Planning Scheme Areas in the central waterfront area of the Docklands and acts as a physical and social regeneration intervention authority across the wider area.
(See www.dublindocklands.ie)

Key experiences - Dublin Docklands Development Authority 1998-2005:
 Secured requisite legislative changes for extension of Authority’s planning exemption powers to south Docklands.
 Following comprehensive public and stakeholder consultation, secured mixed use planning exemption (Planning Schemes) over 30ha (Grand Canal Docks) and 32ha (North Lotts).
 Implemented the second phase of the International Financial Services Centre providing 180,000m2 of mixed use development (800 apartments, 85,000m2 offices, 4* Hotel, National College of Ireland/student residences and some 30 shops /bars/ restaurants), including seven joint venture development projects.
 Transformed the derelict and heavily contaminated 10ha gas site at Pearce Street into the hugely successful 250,000m2 Grand Canal Harbour development of 80,000m2 offices, 1,200 apartments, 10,000m2 retail/bars/restaurants together with a 2,200 seat theatre and a (150 bedroom) 5* hotel.
 Established and operated a development levy system to finance area infrastructure and amenity (light rail, parks, roads, sewers, etc).
 Established a rationale and methodology for provision of social/affordable housing in development schemes for adoption in legislation and extensive application through Docklands.
 Developed and implemented a programme of education interventions through 22 schools in and around Docklands which increased pupil self-esteem, aspiration, retention, and attainment.
 Presenting at international regeneration conferences and expert workshops in Glasgow, Amsterdam, London, Rotterdam, Niagara, Riga and Naples.

April 1992 to December 1997: Regional Director (South), British Waterways
Between 1992 and 1998 Peter Coyne was the Regional Director (South), British Waterways. In this role he was responsible for the business re-structuring of the organisation for improved efficiency and effectiveness in engineering and leisure management, and the commercial exploitation of the property assets, particularly in London and in London’s Docklands. (See www.britishwaterways.co.uk/london/ )

Key experiences - British Waterways 1992-1997:
 Restructured operations and land-use to release major waterside development opportunities.
 Restructured national leisure business strategy and pricing policy
 Consolidated several multi-agency project partnerships and secured c.£70m EU/UK Gov/Lottery funding for corridor regeneration projects including economic restoration of Kennet & Avon Canal.
 Secured/marketed major London development sites at Paddington Basin, Brentford Docks, and Limehouse Basin.
 Acquired residual investment and operational properties of London Docklands Development Corporation in Isle of Dogs, London.
 Established and led Voies Navigable d’Europe, the pan-European Waterway group lobbying for pro-tourism and regeneration funding in EU Structural Funds (http://www.vne-waterways.eu/home.21.0.html ).

Pre 1992
Prior to 1992 Peter Coyne worked in Glasgow, Scotland, as a Chartered Surveyor (RICS-Planning and Development).

Professional Qualifications
• Institute examinations leading to professional membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (1982)
• Executive MBA, University of Glasgow (1988)