{"id":1704,"date":"2023-06-14T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T12:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2023-06-14T12:24:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T12:24:40","slug":"self-storage-business-plans-set-for-diss-car-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/self-storage-business-plans-set-for-diss-car-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Storage Business Plans Set for Diss Car Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dissexpress.co.uk\/_media\/img\/750x0\/4IHYFJZP3SMZ4EY8WEV5.jpg\" alt=\"Gilray Road, in Diss. Picture: Google Maps\" width=\"650\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The plans, which have been submitted to South Norfolk Council (SNC), would see 31 shipping containers placed on the site, 30 for storage and one double-height container which would be used as a facilities hub, including for CCTV.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">A Diss car park is set to become a self-storage business after a fall in demand.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Developers want to turn an old overflow car park in Gilray Road, next to Diss railway station, into shipping container storage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The plans, which have been submitted to South Norfolk Council (SNC), would see 31 shipping containers placed on the site, 30 for storage and one double-height container which would be used as a facilities hub, including for CCTV.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">In the application to SNC, the developers said the car park has become redundant after a fall in demand following the Covid-19 pandemic and a reduction in commuter and leisure travel to and from Diss.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">They also blame the construction of new car parks on the opposite side of the tracks.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The site will be open 24\/7 but is expected to be used more in the daylight hours. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It is primarily intended as domestic storage by homeowners for the short to medium term.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The application will be decided by SNC in due course.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dissexpress.co.uk\/news\/self-storage-business-plans-set-for-town-car-park-9316562\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plans, which have been submitted to South Norfolk Council (SNC), would see 31 shipping containers placed on the site, 30 for storage and one double-height container which would be used as a facilities hub, including for CCTV.&#8221; A Diss car park is set to become a self-storage business after a fall in demand. Developers want to turn an old overflow car park in Gilray Road, next to Diss railway station, into shipping container storage. 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