Category: Development News

Glencar, a leading UK based construction company recognised for its past ranking among Europe’s fastest-growing businesses and known for delivering high quality projects across various sectors, most notably in Logistics & Industrial, Life Sciences, Data Centres, Commercial Studios and Civils, has today announced that is has been appointed by long-running and repeat customer Big Yellow Self Storage to build a new 135,000 sq. ft (MLA) six storey development at a site situated at Staples Corner, North West, London. The project will see the design, construction and turnkey fit-out of a…

Cinch Self Storage is inviting the Bedford community to join the celebration of its new facility on Wolseley Road, Kempston. To mark the occasion, the company is offering free breakfast and hot drinks from Wednesday to Friday of this week, making it the perfect opportunity to explore the site and meet the team. The free breakfast event will take place between 8.30am to noon from tomorrow (Wednesday) to Friday, December 13. Stop by for a delicious bacon or vegetarian butty, a warm drink, and a guided tour of Bedford’s newest…

An appeal is underway for retrospective planning permission to use land at Farnham Self Storage on Wrecclesham Hill for storage, including the installation of up to 154 storage containers and associated works. The application was refused in September on the grounds that it would have an “unacceptable impact on the open and rural character of this part of the countryside” and would be “intrusive and dominant” so diminishing the “intrinsic character and beauty of the open countryside”. The refusal also stated that the application would be contrary to both the…

Vanguard Self Storage, which operates nine facilities in England, has installed a restored Vampire T11 aircraft in the atrium of its new 45,000-square-foot facility in Bath, which is slated to open early next year. The iconic airplane furthers the company’s strategy of sparking conversation by incorporating historic and cultural artifacts at its properties, according to a press release. The WZ450 Vampire was delivered to the Royal Air Force in 1952. Until Vanguard’s acquisition last year, it spent most of its service life as an advanced training aircraft in Pembrey, England.…

The London-listed company said its building division would lead a £53m redevelopment project at 30-33 Sloane Street for Cadogan. It said the project would involve retaining the historic façade while constructing a new six-level building featuring luxury retail units, category-A office space, and a rooftop restaurant. In a separate £34m contract, Galliford Try said it would build a 133,000-square-foot mixed-use facility for Big Yellow Self Storage in Wapping. The development would include a self-storage facility, flexible offices, a business hub, and workspace accommodation. “Maintaining the organic growth of our building…

Plans for a new ‘self-storage’ business on the outskirts of Sunderland have been given the green light, despite facing opposition from more than a dozen locals. The city’s Planning and Highways Committee, convening this week, has approved an application for a plot at Halliwell Street, near Brinkburn Crescent, in the Houghton ward. Linton DMC, the applicant, sought permission to transform the site into a self-storage hub, featuring up to 71 shipping containers. The proposal also encompasses the installation of lighting columns, CCTV, and landscaping. Previously, the site served as a…