FAQs - General
What are the key elements of your proposed development?
Our proposals are to redevelop the land at Dorset Place, Stratford for a new building to provide a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8), new flexible workspace / incubator units (Use Class E(g)(iii), Use Class E(c)(iii) and Use Class E(g)(ii)), and other works ancillary to the development.”.
This mixed-use development will include 9,575sqm of self-storage and 368sqm of flexible workspace also known as “Fab-Labs” operated by STOREX Self Storage.
Who are EQT Real Estate and STOREX Self Storage?
STOREX Self Storage has been established by EQT Real Estate to create a series of self-storage facilities across London and key commuter towns in the UK. EQT Real Estate, created through the merger of EQT and Exeter Property Group in 2021, is a global leader in real estate investment management. With a legacy spanning over five decades, EQT Real Estate acquires, develops, and manages logistics, office, life science, and residential properties that adapt to evolving tenant needs driven by logistical, commercial, and demographic trends. STOREX Self Storage offers modern self-storage units with an emphasis on sustainability and innovation.
Is 2 to 6 Dorset Place currently occupied?
Until recently, the site was used by a cluster of different uses including a nail bar and car mechanics designated as Use Class E (Light Industrial use). As the site is currently unoccupied there are no existing tenants or occupiers there.
What are Fab-Labs?
The Fab-Labs will be managed from the STOREX shop but will operate independent of the self-storage. The workplace units are provided to support start-up businesses. They are functional, robust spaces, sized to accommodate light-industrial type companies and creative industries. Operating as flexible workspace for small to medium enterprises. The workshops will benefit directly from the self-storage space, providing flexible low-cost storage units to support their work and potential to grow from the same space