He added: “We’ve got the Lightning and the Hunter in London. Asked what it could be, Mr Lamplough said: “We haven’t decided yet.” Like their premises in Bristol, the new Bath facility will have a plane suspended above the entrance lobby. The sides of the building will have metal cladding, while the front will be mostly glass with a section of Bath stone. The new building will be taller than the current disused laundry building, but will be set further back from the road.

She added that the height of the building could reduce sunlight in neighbouring gardens. Lansdown councillor Lucy Hodge said she approved of how the site would be used but added: “I not happy about the design really and I really would like to see our committee aiming for better design.” I am very happy that this is going to remain some sort of commercial site.” Shaun Hughes, councillor for Midsomer Norton North, said: “I think the Lower Bristol Road has taken more than its fair share of residential in recent times. The council want to retain employment use on this site in Bath and we expect the numbers to follow the same trend.”īut the Bath Preservation Trust objected to the size and design of the building with chief executive Alex Sherman telling the council: “The standardised,anywhere, off the peg approach proposed very clearly would not contribute positively to local distinctiveness or the site’s townscape context.”ĭespite reservations about the design, councillors voted to grant planning permission for the plans. He added: “We estimate that more than 100 people are employed by businesses operating from our Bristol store. READ MORE: Row over future of historic cottage rumbles on At our Bristol store which we built in 2019, they account for more than 50% of the utilised space.” He said: “Self-storage is very attractive to business customers. Head of property at Vanguard, Mike Lamplough, told the committee that the facility would help to tackle the “chronic shortage” of industrial space in Bath. Vanguard landed planning permission to redevelop the former Regency Laundry site on the Lower Bristol Road at Bath and North East Somerset Council ’s planning committee on Wednesday June 28.

Plans for a new self-storage facility in Bath that could help support 100 jobs have been given the go ahead.

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