Category: Development News

Expansion of a Northwich company is set to go ahead after a planning application was approved. Cheshire West and Chester planning officers have backed an application by the storage firm SureStore on Chester Way Retail Park Chester to expand its current operations. Permission has been granted for an additional 29 storage units on the company’s car park, spanning an area of around 557sq m and single storey in height. A planning statement submitted in support said the scheme would expand the site’s self-storage capacity and in doing so ‘broaden the…

Vanguard Self Storage has completed a significant investment at its Soho branch, adding 7,000 sq ft of new storage space, as well as new modern facilities and technology. This strategic development has nearly doubled the site’s capacity, meeting the growing demand for cost-effective, secure and high-quality storage solutions in one of the capital’s most sought-after locations. Completed in under three months, the expansion involved a smart reconfiguration of existing space with the addition of 110 new units. Each unit is equipped with Noke Smart Entry – a cutting-edge Bluetooth digital…

Cardiff residents and businesses have a new option for secure, accessible storage, thanks to the recent launch of a modern self-storage facility in the heart of the city. Now Storage, a leading name in flexible storage solutions across the UK, officially opened its Cardiff location recently, bringing 100 purpose-built storage units to the local market. Conveniently situated just a short walk from Cardiff Central Railway Station, the facility offers a central solution for individuals, families, and businesses in need of extra space. The location is designed with flexibility in mind,…

A giant storage facility is now open. Work had been underway to erect the huge hub in Fenton since last year. Now Go Store Self Storage has opened its first city base in a move which pretty much wraps up developments on the one-time Diamond Gimson works site off King Street. The firm had closed the factory back in 1999, with the land cleared and redeveloped. The space, on Alan Alfred Avenue, had previously seen a KFC, Costa and a large service station built. Go Store is based at the…

Clackmannanshire Council has received an application from SRA Ventures Limited, who had also purchased the old cop house on Mar Place. They had previously sought permission to change the use from the police station into a self-storage facility. Now, an additional proposal has been lodged to add 20 outdoor containers to the rear of the property for residents to use. A planning statement read: “The proposed storage units would be installed on an existing hardstand area in the rear corner of the site that would otherwise be unused and superfluous…

A Perth family business has unveiled its newest four-acre storage facility in Fife after a £3 million investment. Keepsafe Storage Centres has opened its new drive-up Kirkcaldy site, which is available for both commercial and personal use. As part of the Castlecroft group, Keepsafe now has five locations in Tayside and Fife, including in Dundee, Perth and Dunfermline. Castlecroft have operated in the area for 40 years and also runs the Scotloo portable toilet company. They were recipients of the Courier Business Award family business trophy at last year’s event…

Rossendale now has its first fully automated self-storage facility, allowing homeowners and businesses access to their own unit from 5 am to 10 pm throughout the year. Best known as directors of Northern Whisper Brewery, based in Cloughfold, brothers Josh and Barney Vines branched out to purchase Pippin Bank Business Site, in Bacup, last year and when Unit 1, which faces Park Road, became vacant, the brothers decided to open it as NW Self Storage. In just five weeks, the company has been able to let 50 per cent of…