Architect Create It Studios designed the scheme on behalf of developer Crown Advisory. The facility would provide a total of 80,000 sq ft of self-storage space across four floors.’ Plans submitted to the city council would see the conversion of the vehicle repair site off Hyde Road to create the industrial building, near to the O2 Apollo venue, at a time when occupancy rates are at their highest. Architect Create It Studios designed the scheme on behalf of developer Crown Advisory. The facility would provide a total of 80,000 sq…

Winning UK Container Operator Site of the Year 2023 is a great achievement by the team who have worked extremely hard to make our facility a worthy winner. At blue self storage we do things a little differently and it’s great our accomplishments have been recognised on a national level. The team were out in force and it was great to share the experience with them.” – Dean Daly, Operations Manager – blue self storage South Wales storage firm, blue self storage, is going from strength to strength with work…

Lok’nStore will receive one-off fees for finding and securing the site, development advice and use of the Lok’nStore brand. The expectation is that the developer will be onsite in the coming months, with the store expected to open in late 2024.” Self storage business Lok’nStore Group has exchanged contracts on a new site on the Wirral. The Bromborough site will be a base for a new 49,500 sq ft Landmark store. The site, which already benefits from planning permission, will be owned by an existing Managed Store client. Lok’nStore will…

  The scheme, when at capacity, would see around 150 green 20 feet containers at the site with adequate lighting, CCTV and electric gates to secure the site, says the application to Calderdale Council.” A company hopes to develop a container self storage site on almost a hectare of land it says is “underutilised” in Sowerby Bridge. SCA Self Storage is seeking five-year temporary planning permission to develop the sites at the Gas Works site at Chapel Lane. The scheme, when at capacity, would see around 150 green 20 feet…

A farm next to Fenland in Barnham Broom is looking to further expand its storage container business in response to demand. Barn Owl Farm is seeking permission for another 72 self storage units on its property.” The business, located off Bell Road, already has around 129 containers on the site, having already been given permission to expand last year. The latest plan will use agricultural land adjacent to the existing storage containers. A member of the public has written to South Norfolk Council’s planning team to object to the schemes.…

Plans for a storage facility in the Abbotsinch area of Paisley have been submitted to Renfrewshire Council. North Star Storage wants to introduce a facility with steel containers and an office at Glasgow Airport Business Park. A planning application has been put in for a location, which is bordered by Inchinnan Road and Marchburn Drive. A statement, prepared by agent company Zander Planning, said the proposal would involve the reuse of a brownfield site. It explained: “Planning permission is sought for the use of the site as a class six…

Delighted to see the 12th SureStore open this April. With each new facility, Flexiss has evolved, and in York, they have brought both a specification that targets net-zero carbon in operation and a fully automated high-security system into a multi-purpose facility, in what he believes is the first of its kind in the UK.” – Paul Whittaker, Commercial Director at Flexiss York SureStore is truly a best-in-class facility, marking their second self-storage development to open in the last nine months. They are increasing their exposure to the sector with a…