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Petroc College has applied for one of its buildings to be used as a self-storage business, prompting concerns that business is being prioritised over the educational needs of Mid Devon’s 16-18-year-olds. This week the district council’s planning committee discussed a proposal to change the use of a redundant building at Petroc’s Tiverton campus so an outside tenant can rent it as a storage and distribution facility. Petroc says that its Tiverton campus has a number of unused rooms and buildings and has more space than it needs. The change of…

Prees-based 4M Portable Buildings has expanded its self storage division. Owned by the Grocott Group, 4M is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and has launched 30 new indoor units to double its total capacity. Available for both domestic and business storage, the rooms are located at 4M’s site just off the A49 between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. Operations Manager Mark Jones said: “We launched our self storage division in 2021 which has been very successful and, due to increasing demand, we took the decision to invest in additional rooms. “We…

The company previously ran sites in York, Harrogate, Huddersfield and Wakefield. In addition to the new Sheffield facility, McCarthy’s has confirmed it will be opening a new 30,000 sq ft storage centre in Lincoln in September and a 55,000 sq ft centre in Chesterfield in 2024.” A new state-of-the-art keyless self-storage facility in the centre of Sheffield has opened its doors. McCarthy’s Storage World has created a 55,000 sq ft storage centre on the site of what was previously a Land Rover dealership on Savile Street, opposite Tesco. The storage…

Big Yellow will spend GBP 36 million on construction costs, and it expects a 9% Net Operating Income on total capital deployed of GBP 56 million.” Big Yellow Group PLC – Surrey, England-based self-storage facilities operator – Wins planning consent on appeal for a mixed-use site in Wapping, east London. The approval allows the development of a 132,000-square-foot self-storage center and 114 residential flats. Big Yellow says demolition of existing buildings on the site will start “shortly”. It will spend GBP 36 million on construction costs, and it expects a…

Shurgard – the largest developer, owner and operator of self-storage facilities in Europe – has signed a conditional purchase agreement in South-East London and is expected to receive a building permit for a new storage facility in the coming months. The future c. 6,400 sqm freehold self-storage facility will offer approximately 1,000 clean and secure self-storage units and is set to open in 2025. The site benefits from good access from main roads, ensuring fantastic visibility and high exposure to passing traffic. It is located in a residential area with…

  A new £3.5 million self-storage and business complex has officially opened. Squab Storage has opened its new 32,000 sq ft complex based in Atex Business Park in Stowmarket. Squab centres offer storage for companies and individuals – but also act as ‘hubs’ for companies in a range of sectors through its Squab workspace service. The company says this offers flexible accommodation to support growth, amenities, and on-site business support services. Squab currently has centres in Leamington, Evesham and Rubery in the West Midlands which are home to more than…

Plans have been submitted by Moonshell Ltd (trading as Store4U) to develop a site at Hebron Business Park as a self-storage facility. The development is planned to consist of 84 containers for self-storage purposes with the provision of ten parking spaces. Also sought is permission for the replacement of the existing entrance gate with an electric gate controlling access to the site and the provision of signage and all associated site works for a period of ten years. Development Address: Sites 21 & 22, Hebron Business Park, Leggetsrath West, Kilkenny.…

It has been a long time since cinemagoers munched on popcorn and watched the latest blockbuster films at the former Cineworld in Gloucester. And now the old cinema at the Peel Centre will get a new lease of life as a self-storage site. Nicholas Ryder has been granted permission by Gloucester City Council to change the use of the building from a cinema to a self-storage class with a sales and reception area. The building will use the existing hardscaping arrangement including car parking and will be accessible by customers…