Huge new self-storage building approved for Broadland Gate

US-based company 1784 Holdings filed its proposal for the 25,000 sq ft, three-storey business in January in a bid to expand its UK portfolio.

It will be built at the rapidly-growing Broadland Gate business park, near McDonald's and Lidl alongside the A47 in Postwick. 

Broadland Gate is a rapidly growing development on the edge of the city (Image: Google)

Design documents state that 28 cycle spaces will be made and a car park for 14 vehicles will be installed, as well as two electric vehicle charging spaces.

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It also states: "The proposals would seek to utilise the existing hammerhead junction, at the western end of Keswick Way, for vehicle access to the site.

"A safe crossing point will be provided across the access to ensure that the existing cycle link continues."

The three-storey building could contain thousands of storage units (Image: 1784 Holdings)

The unit has been positioned away from the existing trees on the western boundary to make "efficient use of land", but two oak trees and a hedgerow may be removed to make space. 

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It is currently unknown how many individual storage units will be inside once completed but concept images suggest there may be more than a thousand in varying sizes across the three floors.  

When a consultation was held earlier in the year, the new business received widespread support. 

Early designs show the interior ground floor layout and adjoining car park (Image: 1784 Holdings)

An officer from Norfolk Police was pleased to see suitable security measures such as fencing and cameras had been considered and put forward.

A local of Lynn Close in nearby Thorpe St Andrew also supported the application, specifically its "minimal impact" on surrounding homes and amenities, as well as its tree replanting scheme.

Postwick with Witton Parish Council had no comments to make and Thorpe Council made no objections, resulting in a green light for the ambitious project.