Category: Development News

SRA Ventures Limited has reaffirmed its commitment towards plans for a high-tech self-storage and smart workplace hub, investing £1 million into the former Alloa Police Station site. A first planning application at the prominent town-centre site to convert it into a modern self-storage facility was approved in June, bringing over 80 internal storage units across 16,000 square feet of converted space, alongside a further eight drive-up units formed from the site’s outbuildings. SRA Ventures Limited has now responded to feedback on a second planning application seeking permission for pioneering high-spec…

Pocket Storage, a U.K.-based vertically integrated owner and operator of self-storage properties, and Forum Partners, a leading global real estate investment and asset management firm, today announced the opening of Biscuit Factory, Pocket’s first self-storage location. During the past few months, Pocket Storage has worked to outfit the site at 100 Drummond Road with modern self-storage infrastructure, ensuring a best-in-class customer experience through digital access controls, automated leasing, and space optimization. The Bermondsey location features 134 storage units spanning 10,000 square feet of net rental storage area, distributed across two…

A fast-growing Welsh storage giant has pledged to support the local community after opening its new site in Aberystwyth. Denbigh-based Lock Stock, the UK’s largest container-based storage company, had targeted the town and has moved swiftly to complete work on the eco-conscious site. The facility stands on land in the heart of the town at the rear of the town’s Lidl and Argos stores on the busy Rheidol Retail Park and boasts just shy of an acre of space. It will have over 100 of the company’s distinctive dark green…

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd (“Shurgard” or the “Company”) Shurgard expands in Manchester, UK, with the acquisition of two self-storage sites Shurgard – Europe’s largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities – announced the acquisition of one property in Manchester from Storage World. It has also signed an agreement with Storage World to acquire a second site, currently under construction in Manchester, subject to customary conditions. The new facility is expected to open by end of 2026. With effect from 22 October 2025, Shurgard will operate and rebrand Site 1. This…

A national property firm has expanded its pipeline of self-storage units with the acquisition of a site in the South West. London-headquartered Martin’s Properties has bought the freehold interest in the one-acre North Bristol site from a UK fund. The move builds on the firm’s presence in the self-storage market, which it has identified as a strong growth sector with strong fundamentals. It says growth in the sector has been accelerated by consumer trends, such as home working, upsizing and downsizing, and space creation. With modern house sizes reducing and…

A new self-storage business could open in Rogerstone, after city councillors approved a proposed new development for the Wern Industrial Estate. Blue Self Storage Ltd has won planning permission for up to 144 storage containers on the site, which is currently used as a car and lorry parking area. Case officer Adam Foote told Newport City Council’s planning committee the proposal was considered a major development due to its size. The storage units, if built, will be covered in a “living roof” and a wildflower area would also be planted…

MEGA Yards + Storage is a new storage facility for residents and businesses. It is offering a range of fully secure containers storage units, yard spaces with or without containers, and vehicle parking for rent. To celebrate the business launch, MEGA Yards + Storage is offering new customers a discount of 50 per cent off the first month of self-storage space and 15 per cent off the first six months of commercial yard space. Located in Hardwick Lane, Hannington, just off the A43, MEGA Yards + Storage offers a range…