Day: January 23, 2025

Plans to refurbish a self-storage site in the Twerton area of Bath have been approved. Safestore, based at Bellotts House at Bellotts Road, applied to Bath & North East Somerset Council for planning permission to make changes to the building and yard. It said that due to its ongoing success, it needs to update and refurbish the facility. There will be a new bi-fold gate, pedestrian access gate and 2.4-metre-high fencing. Safestore says the relocation of the existing security gate will prevent waiting vehicles from blocking the road, creating a…

A global supermarket could be opening in Didcot soon as fresh plans have been unveiled which could create dozens of new jobs in the area. Lidl has applied to open a new supermarket in Abingdon Road in the town. The development, submitted by Martin’s Development A1 Limited, includes the demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of a self-storage unit. The scheme is expected to bring around 60 jobs to the area and Lidl is primed to bring in a £12m investment. The nearest Lidl’s to the proposed site…

A former bowling alley and snooker hall is set to become a 24/7 self-storage centre at the end of this month. Councillor Louise Harrison, Deputy Mayor of Walsall, will cut the ribbon on the new Nest Storage Centre at Old Hall Industrial Estate in Bloxwich on January 28. Wolverhampton-based Westbeech Group Ltd says the facility, housed in what used to be a bowling alley and a snooker hall, will be “powered by the latest technology”, with access to each unit controlled by a mobile app. Ian Houghton, managing director of…