Category: Development News

The distinctive orange building seen being constructed by the side of Pytchley Road in Kettering is set to open to customers next week. Lok’nStore Self Storage opens on Friday, February 9, offering seven-day-a-week access to 600 spaces of different sizes. The Kettering branch will be the 44th facility built by the company and centre manager Paul Marchant can’t wait to welcome clients. He said: “We are looking forward to greeting all our new customers with the same friendly smile and professional service that Lok’nStore has become well known for across…

A new storage facility with 20 shipping containers available for customers to rent could be set up on agricultural land north of Swindon. Wiltshire Council has received a planning application that concerns South Farm near Castle Eaton. The applicant is seeking permission to set up a self-storage facility on a site that is legally agricultural land but no longer used as such. Each container would be 6m in length by 2.4m in width and 2.6m in height. According to the application, customers would be able to visit the premises and…

Ballards Removals has also invested in additional sustainable storage containers across its Lincolnshire sites. The containers have been used to ship goods 4834 miles once from China to the UK, before arriving at Ballards’ sites in Retford and Lincoln. There, they’ll serve customers on a short or long term rental for several years before being repurposed again when they’re no longer suitable. Containers are also being offered free of charge for people impacted by recent flooding to use for up to two weeks. Source

An application for the change of use of land to the rear of 48-58 Cliftonville Road to enable the siting of storage containers, to be used as self-storage units, came before the development management committee at its meeting last Wednesday. The proposed development involves the siting of six storage containers within the application site, according to a report to the committee. It added: “The containers would be positioned along the southern boundary of the plot, with one located further towards the east of the site where the width of the…

Eyton Farm in Telford has had plans approved by Telford & Wrekin Council for 15 self-storage containers to be situated on the farm. The farm had plans for 10 self-storage containers approved in November 2022 and the latest applicant was for a ‘modest expansion’ of their ‘successful diversification project’. “The location of Eyton Farm affording good access onto the A442 and being located on the edge of Telford’s conurbation, it is convenient situation for local householders, including small scale trades people, requiring storage solutions,” said applicant Sydney Farms Limited in…

An American storage company could be the next business to join the ever-growing Broadland Gate business park in the city’s outskirts. The US-based company, 1784 Holdings, develops, constructs and specialises in self-storage facilities. In a planning statement submitted to Broadland District Council (BDC), the company said it is “expanding its portfolio by seeking new development opportunities across the UK”. The application is for the construction of a 24,983sqft self-storage unit with added parking and access at Broadland Gate, alongside the A47 at Postwick. The proposed site will be located near…

A Brent Cross business park could be getting a new six-storey Big Yellow Self-Storage facility after the current one was deemed “tired and outdated”. Plans for the Staples Corner site incorporate flexible office space to help “meet growing domestic and business needs, as well as generating further employment”. A planning statement explained the existing Big Yellow store would not be vacated until the new one was built and opened “ensuring a seamless move across to the new store for existing occupiers”. The proposed building will accommodate 378 square metres of…

Porterstore, the Chorley-based self-storage business, has opened a new site in nearby Adlington. Situated in Adlington Central Business Park, the new 45,000 sq ft facility marks an expansion for the firm, with parent, Andrew Porter, celebrating its 50 anniversary. The new facility, on the site of a former steelworks, was opened by professional boxer, and Chorley native, Jack Catterall. Supermarket, Lidl, is set to move in close to the location, adding to the area’s vibrant commercial landscape. The centre boasts 344 indoor self-storage units, ranging from a compact 15 sq…

Shurgard – the largest developer, owner and operator of self-storage facilities in Europe – is pleased to announce the opening of a new self-storage building located in Chiswick (Inner West London). The opening of this new freehold self-storage facility took place on December 18, 2023. This brand-new c. 6,500 sqm building offers approximately 1,140 dry, clean and secure self-storage units spread over several floors. Situated in the densely populated and affluent catchment of Chiswick, this property enjoys excellent accessibility via the nearby A406 North Circular Road and M4 motorway. With…