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George Richards Farms have applied to site 18 containers, with the continued use of two more, on land at Higher Trefullock Farm, Summercourt, in order to diversify into a self-storage business. The application states that the “progressive family business includes well-established traditional cattle, sheep and arable enterprises. For reasons of continued viability and succession planning, the family are now looking to further diversify the holding”. Each existing container, and each proposed container, will be 20ft long x 8ft wide x 8.6ft high with a dark green finish. The containers at…

Self storage company Big Yellow said it had been granted planning permission for a 68,400 sq ft store in London’s Kentish Town after winning an appeal for the development. Construction was expected to start in the early part of next year, with the store to open in 2026, the company said on Tuesday. “This will be the first purpose-built self-storage centre in the London Borough of Camden which has a population of approximately 220,000. Acquiring sites and securing planning in densely populated inner London is formidably difficult and so it…

Flexiss Group, the Cheshire-based independent self-storage and flexi-space provider, has expanded through the opening of three new storage facilities across its SureStore and The Self Storage Company brands, and the acquisition of Scott Storage in Lincoln, for an undisclosed sum. SureStore Gloucester, a former cinema, developed in partnership with investment firm Seneca Partners, demonstrates an expansion into new territory as the first SureStore site to branch out to the west of the country to solidify dominance as one of the UK’s most prevalent self-storage groups, said Flexiss. The state-of-the-art facility…

Redsun Projects has completed the first phase of a 70,000 sq ft development at the Croft Retail Park in Bromborough in Wirral. Located next to the A41 New Chester Road, the scheme is a mixed-use development. The first phase, which has taken 10 months to build, includes a 24,000 sq ft Lok’nStore self-storage facility and four trade counter units. Lok’nStore has acquired its unit from Redsun and the developer is in discussions with a single occupier to take a lease of all four of the trade counter units. Caddick Construction…

StorageMart will be opening a new branch on the A259 within the next few months. The self-storage company has taken over the building that was once home to Hove Car Spares in Wellington Road, Portslade. The site has been redeveloped since the closure of the previous business and is almost ready for customers to use. According to StorageMart, the branch will have video surveillance and access control systems, with a range of unit sizes available to suit both families and businesses. Some of the large units will extend up to…

Yard Self Storage, which opened in February in the Aycliffe Business Park of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, is making plans to expand following support from Premcor Estates, a Barnard Castle, England-based commercial real estate development company that’s making its debut in the storage industry. Premcor will provide funding and help identify possible development sites for the container-storage operator, according to sources. “We are currently involved in several large planning applications for various sites under our ownership, which is taking up a great deal of our time; but the opportunity to…

A planning bid was submitted to the Scottish Borders Council (SBC) by McGregor Farms Limited to move onto a vacant site within Coldstream Business Park, on land northeast of 47 Lennel Mount. The applicant recently purchased the site from SBC. It is proposed that it will be used to relocate and expand an existing commercial self-storage business which has good demand but which would be better suited to a new purpose-built business and industrial site. This planning application sought consent for commercial self-storage for a total of 42 storage containers.…

Vanguard Self Storage, one of the UK’s remaining independent providers of self-storage solutions, is thrilled to announce that its newest facility in the heart of Bath is on track to open in November 2024. The state-of-the-art storage centre, located on the south side of the A36 Lower Bristol Road, marks a significant milestone in the company’s strategic expansion in the UK. The new Self Storage Bath store is the result of Vanguard’s unwavering commitment to identifying and acquiring prime locations that cater to the evolving storage needs of the local…

A former lawyer, and graduate of the University of Aberdeen, has launched his own self-storage business in Aberdeen, introducing keyless self-storage units to the city for the first time. Based in Bridge of Don Industrial Estate, Storage Den provides highly secure self-storage units for personal or business needs for Aberdeen residents. Its 70 storage units range in size, from 25 sq. ft. to 200 sq. ft, and are all individually alarmed with motion sensors and monitored with CCTV. The business currently provides solely indoor storage options, which are all accessible…