{"id":1729,"date":"2023-07-05T15:30:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2023-07-05T15:30:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:30:19","slug":"expansion-on-the-cards-at-loknstore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/expansion-on-the-cards-at-loknstore\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion on the Cards at Lok\u2019nstore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidermedia.com\/uploads\/news\/images\/MCS_-_LoknStore_Gloucester_3.20_1-76668-1667226190-80372-1671793430.jpg\" alt=\"Lok'nStore in Gloucester\" width=\"653\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">At about 84,000 sq ft, this freehold Landmark store would be its biggest to date when it opens. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">A grant from the planning committee for its updated planning permission at its freehold site in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, has also been secured.&#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;\">Self-storage company Lok&#8217;nStore has been buoyed by &#8216;excellent trading&#8217; and outlined plans to expand its portfolio of sites.<\/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 company opened its new landmark freehold store in Peterborough on 27 June 2023, with the 46,000 sq ft site having a total project cost of \u00a37.5m.<\/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;\">Early trading at the recently-opened Bedford operation also &#8220;continues to be excellent&#8221;, it said.<\/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;\">Meanwhile, building work continues at Landmark store developments in Staines and Kettering, while in Basildon the company is now fitting out the building.<\/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;\">Lok&#8217;nStore has also received an &#8220;indicative intention&#8221; to formally grant planning permission under delegated powers in Barking, Greater London, subject to the agreement of planning conditions.<\/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;\">At about 84,000 sq ft, this freehold Landmark store would be its biggest to date when it opens. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">A grant from the planning committee for its updated planning permission at its freehold site in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, has also been secured.<\/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;\">Reflecting on the period and progress, chair Andrew Jacobs said: &#8220;Trading continues to be excellent with store revenue expected to be up about 10.5 per cent in the second half of our financial year ending 31 July 2023.<\/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;\">&#8220;We continue to deliver on our objective of opening more landmark stores whilst maintaining the strength of our balance sheet and remaining conservatively geared.<\/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;\">&#8220;Our secured pipeline of ten stores will add considerable momentum to earnings growth in the coming years. Lok&#8217;nStore is well-positioned to build and open more new stores in the under-supplied UK self-storage market.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermedia.com\/news\/south-east\/expansion-on-the-cards-at-loknstore\" 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>At about 84,000 sq ft, this freehold Landmark store would be its biggest to date when it opens. A grant from the planning committee for its updated planning permission at its freehold site in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, has also been secured.&#8221; Self-storage company Lok&#8217;nStore has been buoyed by &#8216;excellent trading&#8217; and outlined plans to expand its portfolio of sites. The company opened its new landmark freehold store in Peterborough on 27 June 2023, with the 46,000 sq ft site having a total project cost of \u00a37.5m. 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