Category: Development News

  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…

A Highbridge self-storage business has applied for permission to install a second tier of containers to meet “strong local demand” for its services. Big Bull Self Storage opened at Isleport Business Park last year after being given the green light to use the site for storage and distribution purposes.  However, a condition of the planning consent was that the “storage containers shall be a single storey only and not stacked upon one another”. The company is now seeking permission to expand so it can serve more local people and businesses…

Cuboid Self-Storage, which operates six container self-storage facilities in the United Kingdom, is expanding its portfolio by adding new locations and increasing its quantity of containers. The company is partnering with property-management firm FI Real Estate Management to identify sites for 13 new facilities, according to a press release. “We started to expand Cuboid in June 2022, and now our six current sites are fully [rented]. We’re seeing increasing numbers of inquiries for both private and commercial use. The growth in online retail is driving both, with requirements from retailers…

The unit, next to Halfords in Roebuck Retail Park, has lain empty for a number of years. But it will be given a new lease of life when Sure Store, a storage company for individuals and businesses, moves in later this year. Stevenage Borough Council recently gave planning permission for the company to install its signage on the existing shopfront. The plans date back to 2021, when an application for the redevelopment of Roebuck Retail Park proposed that Sure Store could move into the vacant unit. A planning statement submitted…

Cinch Self Storage, a leading self-storage company in the UK, announces the opening of its 14th site in Earlsfield, London. The store, which boasts 25,000 sq ft of lettable space, opens following the regeneration of an unused brownfield site, with a number of environmentally-friendly features implemented to ensure the long-term operational sustainability of the facility. Measures include: Renewable energy use: The site boasts 136 solar panels generating 55.76 kWp of electricity. Water efficiency: The facility is equipped with low-use appliances and control devices to conserve water consumption. A green roof…

A gym in Cheltenham has been given the green light by council planners to be converted into self-storage units following a drop-off in membership. With planning permission now granted, Welcome Gym on Grosvenor Terrace will close in a matter of months. The space occupied by the gym will be taken over by the only other business at the location. StoreAway Self Storage, which will convert the remaining gym space into further storage units. An exact date for the closure has not been given, but it is expected the health and…

We will offer a range of different size units from 25 sq ft (the size of a broom cupboard) to 250 sq ft (the size of a large double garage) there will be ten different sizes to choose from which, will be ideal for both business and private customers alike.” – Mark Lane, Britannia Lanes Acting on behalf of private vendor clients, Vickery Holman property consultants have recently sold 2.28 acres of freehold roadside development land in St Austell for an undisclosed sum to Britannia Lanes who were represented by…