Category: Development News

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…

Wilmslow-based self-storage business, Flexiss Group and US-based Compound Real Estate have announced a £300m strategic partnership to deliver a landmark self-storage portfolio across London and key towns around the M25. The Comporter Portfolio will be a collection of best-in-class, new-build self-storage assets located in strategic, affluent and densely populated markets. With a shared vision to set a new benchmark for quality in the sector, the partnership has already secured five landmark sites and has two additional locations under offer, representing more than 500,000 sq ft of Net Lettable Area (NLA).…

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd (“Shurgard”) announces purchase agreement for future self-storage facility in Bracknell (UK) Shurgard – the largest developer, owner and operator of self-storage facilities in Europe – is pleased to announce the signing of a purchase agreement for a new property in Bracknell, United Kingdom. The transaction benefits from an existing planning permission, which will allow us to start construction swiftly. The site is located to the west of the M25, within the South-East region, adjacent to London – an area known for its strong connectivity and growing…

Plans for an industrial building next to the Esso service station in Ramshill have been given the green light. Trademark House has been granted the change of use from Class E(G)(iii) (Light Industrial) to Class B8 (self-storage) use, including the addition of first and second floors in the rear of the building. The plans also include a change of use to Class E(g)(i) (Office) in front of the building, alterations to car park layout and retrospective installation of solar panels. Previous planning applications have been listed for the site in…