{"id":2344,"date":"2024-11-06T08:37:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:10:06","slug":"easystorage-lines-up-first-storage-facility-on-site-next-to-new-york-street-train-station-in-belfast-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/easystorage-lines-up-first-storage-facility-on-site-next-to-new-york-street-train-station-in-belfast-northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"EasyStorage Lines up First Storage Facility on Site Next to New York Street Train Station in Belfast [Northern Ireland]"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Map outlining the site proposed for the new self-storage facility in Belfast. (Ryan)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A major new container development has been proposed for a site next to the new York Street Train Station in Belfast as part of a move to bring the EasyStorage franchise to Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A planning application to install up to 432 storage containers on the site between the York Street Interchange and the city\u2019s docks is currently being considered by Belfast City Council. While the application is in the name of Ballymena-based Finish Line Storage Ltd, The Irish News understands the site is being lined up as the first EasyStorage facility in the north.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The company, which boasts a \u2018no-frills approach\u2019 to self-storage, was founded in 2017 by Tim Slesinger. Following a licensing deal with the EasyGroup, it has expanded 37 cities in 11 countries, largely on a franchise basis.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Although EasyJet was floated on the London Stock Exchange 24 years ago, the airline\u2019s founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou retains ownership of the \u2018Easy\u2019 brand. It is currently licensed to a number of businesses including EasyHotel, EasyCar and EasyBus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Detailed planning documents submitted on behalf of Finish Line Storage show its proposal centres on a 1.5-acre site at the junction of York Street and Dock Street, opposite the Cityside Retail Park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The site is situated under the railway line connecting the recently completed York Street and Lanyon train stations. Based in Ballymena, Finish Line Storage is owned by Jonathan Johnston.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EasyStorage\u2019s website names Mr. Johnston as site manager for its new EasyContainer Storage operation planned in Belfast. The same website identifies York Street site as the location.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EasyStorage states that the \u2018drive-up\u2019 container storage units will be priced from \u00a328 per week with 24\/7 CCTV surveillance and an on-site security team in place.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike traditional self-storage, we bring EasyPods to our customer\u2019s door,\u201d states the company.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe load items there and then, close the EasyPods using security seals and take them to an easyStorage secure storage facility.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In a report submitted in support of its application, Finish Line Storage said its proposal will make efficient use of a currently vacant site and improve its appearance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRepurposing shipping containers in the manner proposed is a very sustainable form of development and construction,\u201d it adds.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A major new container development has been proposed for a site next to the new York Street Train Station in Belfast as part of a move to bring the EasyStorage franchise to Northern Ireland. A planning application to install up to 432 storage containers on the site between the York Street Interchange and the city\u2019s docks is currently being considered by Belfast City Council. While the application is in the name of Ballymena-based Finish Line Storage Ltd, The Irish News understands the site is being lined up as the first…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2346,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344\/revisions\/2346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}