Big Yellow Self Storage Company has lodged plans for a new facility in Leicester.
The business has brought forward proposals for Belgrave Gate. The site currently accommodates a rectangular building which operates as a car workshop and MOT servicing centre. The first and second-floor elements of the structure comprise multiple different uses, including an office, a light industrial space and a Karate Hall.
The northern element of the site comprises The Bridle Lane Tavern Public House and the associated garden area and car park.
Lined up is the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a five-storey self-storage facility.
In total, the scheme would provide up to 89,485 sq ft GIA across the five floors.
A design and access statement said the “project aims are led by current market demand and a well established, long-term business development strategy that intends to provide a storage facility on a key site in Leicester”.
It added: “The repurposing of the site would encourage an increase in activity, employment and utilisation of this outer-city location.”
