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  Self-storage warehouse operator Big Yellow said it had obtained planning consent at appeal for a 58,000 sq ft storage centre on its site in Epsom, London. The company on Tuesday said it expected the new store to deliver an 8.5% net operating income return at stabilisation on the total capital deployed of £20m. “As we have previously identified, conditions in the construction market have ameliorated significantly and we are therefore motivated to build out these stores which will generate high cash returns on the incremental construction spend; in this…

Plans have been submitted for signs to be installed as part of a plan to build a new self-storage facility on the site of a former linen factory, abandoned following a fire. The plans, validated yesterday (Friday, December 8), seek permission to display three external illuminated signs and one non-illuminated fascia sign at 3 Rhodes Way, Watford. The address is currently vacant after the Cottage Linin Factory was cleared following a fire in 2018. In April this year, conditional permission was granted for the site to be redeveloped into a…

A new self-storage park will help people whose smaller, modern homes do not have enough space for their belongings. West Norfolk council has given 1st Self Storage planning permission for the two-acre facility off Edward Benefer Way, near the St Nicholas Retail Park. Planning papers say it will consist of 48 full-size container units, 16 half-size units, 16 quarter-size units and two utility storage units. In a planning statement, the firm’s agents say as well as businesses and self-employed tradespeople, the units will also be available for private use. “There…

  The old Debenhams department store building – empty for three-and-a-half years – will be brought back into use after plans for a self-storage facility were approved. The flagship department store closed in June 2020 and now Away Storage Ltd has been given permission to convert the building, which fronts onto Fleming Way and also The Parade in the pedestrianised part of the centre, into what it calls an ‘urban self-storage’ centre. There will still be four shop units made available for use by other businesses in the part of…

A prominent former car dealership in Wiltshire could be demolished and replaced with a new three-storey self-storage facility. The Islington Vauxhall Garage on the A4 Bath Road into Chippenham, near the Methuen Park roundabout, closed earlier this year. In August, the site was bought by Cinch Self Storage which has unveiled a plan to demolish the existing garage building and construct a purpose-built self-storage facility. This proposal is currently in its early stages, and the firm has launched a consultation website to gather feedback from residents ahead of finalising a…

January 2024 marks the official launch of Stowable (stowable.co.uk), a new valet by-the-box storage service. The brainchild of James and Jen Mugleston, husband-and-wife team, Stowable is dedicated to simplifying storage for individuals and businesses throughout the UK. Committed to flexibility, superior customer service, and environmental responsibility, the company introduces a new approach to storage solutions. At the heart of Stowable is its dashboard, a powerful tool connecting individual storage boxes to customers’ accounts through a Unique Box Identifier QR code (UID). These UIDs are also utilised in the warehouse to…

Store More – storemore.co.uk – originally opened eight years ago in Hull but has since launched sites in Wrexham and Mansfield. Its Mansfield self-storage site is located at the former Wickes building on Chesterfield Road South. The building was also used as a vaccination centre during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The site is now home to the family-owned storage company, offering storage spaces in what is to become a 30,000 square feet storage space. Katie Garfoot, site manager at Mansfield, said: “We are delighted to join the community.…