Category: Development News

A former bowling alley and snooker hall is set to become a 24/7 self-storage centre at the end of this month. Councillor Louise Harrison, Deputy Mayor of Walsall, will cut the ribbon on the new Nest Storage Centre at Old Hall Industrial Estate in Bloxwich on January 28. Wolverhampton-based Westbeech Group Ltd says the facility, housed in what used to be a bowling alley and a snooker hall, will be “powered by the latest technology”, with access to each unit controlled by a mobile app. Ian Houghton, managing director of…

Extra Room Self Storage is supporting the creation of 100 jobs with its expansion in Nuneaton. A new self-storage unit in Redgate is set to open on 3 February in a building formerly occupied by Countrywide Farmers before it went into administration. A 30,000 sq ft extension is being made to the Redgate facility, which now spans two floors and can provide an additional 500 storage units to the local area. The site will complement two existing stores in Fenny Drayton. The new location is situated next to the A5…

Big Yellow Self Storage Company has lodged plans for a new facility in Leicester. The business has brought forward proposals for Belgrave Gate. The site currently accommodates a rectangular building which operates as a car workshop and MOT servicing centre. The first and second-floor elements of the structure comprise multiple different uses, including an office, a light industrial space and a Karate Hall. The northern element of the site comprises The Bridle Lane Tavern Public House and the associated garden area and car park. Lined up is the demolition of…

Plans have been submitted for the development of the former Matalan unit into a self-storage unit. In December, planning permission was granted by Wiltshire Council to convert the former Matalan unit on Southampton Road into self-storage. It will be occupied by company ‘Here Self Storage’, and will require work to the site before it opens. The company wishes to construct additional roller shutter doors on the exterior, add a canopy over the unloading bay, add a vehicular access gate, replace doors and add a new fire egress door, a brick…

The UK’s largest independent self-storage company, Storage Giant, has announced its plans to expand into the North West starting from 2025 – representing the company’s furthest north expansion to date. Following Storage Giant’s best year-to-date for revenue delivery and customer acquisition– gaining in excess of 6,000 new customers during their last financial year – the award-winning firm now has its sights firmly set on entering new markets. With three new sites already set to open in 2025, at Kidderminster, Witney, and Willenhall, then a further eight sites in pipeline development…