Category: Development News

A business owner has converted part of an old working men’s club into much-needed storage space for people in the area. David Clark’s new business venture Orange Box Self Store Ltd is located on Abbey Road, Barrow, next to Abbey Apartments. The huge building, which used to be an old cabaret premise, has been fitted with 29 self-storage units which range from 35 square feet up to 175 square feet, with potential plans for more units depending on demand. David, 54, decided to create the premises into self-storage units after…

Cumbria Storage Solutions has opened a new storage facility in Workington. The company has taken over premises at Unit 6 Lowther Road, Clay Flatts following extensive renovation work, including the installation of self-storage units within the main building. The business also operates Cumbria Caravan Storage within a secured compound next to the new facility. Directors Richard and Sarah Miller launched the new facility last year. They both grew up in the Wigton area and now live in Burgh-By-Sands, Carlisle. Richard is a partner in the law firm Burnetts and Sarah…

Detailed plans have been submitted for a massive self-storage facility and new business units in Winsford. Rula Developments originally secured outline permission in 2019 for a development on land at Road One on Winsford Industrial Estate. Now the company has submitted a reserved matters application with more detailed proposals for what the scheme will look like. According to the plans, the site will cover 3,035 sq m and include one large self-storage facility at 1,394 sq m and six smaller units for a range of possible uses, including workshops, start-up…

A self-storage firm in Kendal is expanding to provide storage solutions tailored to small businesses. Andrew Porter Ltd is completing an expansion with the arrival of 60 ’20 ft’ storage containers at its Mintsfeet site. This is the first facility of its kind in Kendal. Storage Coordinator Carol Hetherington. Stephen Gregson, the manager said: “Our first customers are ready to move in, and seeing the containers arriving on-site has bought the last few months of hard work to life! I am sure that these will be full before we know…

Revised plans have been submitted to demolish the former Office Outlet store on Sealand Road, Chester and replace it with a self-storage facility. Applicants Lok’n’Store, which have been in the self-storage business for 25 years, originally submitted plans for the site, at the junction of Stadium Way, in May 2020. But, following objections and concerns raised from highways and the Environment Agency, planners went back to the drawing board and have since submitted further information along with revised proposals. Lok’n’Store has submitted plans for a self-storage business at the former…

Shurgard Self Storage (SHUR.BR) said Tuesday that it received a building permit to deliver two new self-storage facilities in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Belgian self-storage provider will build a new self-storage site spanning 4,500 square meters and covert another building into a 2,000-square-meter self-storage property. The projects are expected to be completed by the end of 2022 and offer 700 and 300 units, respectively. Shurgard shares were down over 1% on Tuesday morning. Source

Shurgard Self Storage (SHUR.BR) said Thursday it signed a purchase agreement for a building offering 550 self-storage units in Paris for an undisclosed sum. The 4,000-square-meter French self-storage property is scheduled to open by the end of 2023. The Belgian self-storage provider’s stock lost over 1% in morning trade. Source

The site is to be erected on land to the east of unit 1, Beckside Business Park. The opening hours of a proposed self-storage site featuring 120 containers were altered by the district council prior to the project being given approval. The series of 2.14m x 2.09m containers on land at Gatebeck, near Kendal, would have been accessible 24 hours a day under the terms of the initial application. But, after members of the public expressed concerns about these hours, South Lakeland District Council stipulated the site would only be…

Shurgard Self Storage (SHUR.BR) said Tuesday that it received a building permit to deliver two new self-storage facilities in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The Belgian self-storage provider will build a new self-storage site spanning 4,500 square meters and convert another building into a 2,000-square-meter self-storage property. The projects are expected to be completed by the end of 2022 and offer 700 and 300 units, respectively. Source