Cactus Self Storage has been given the green light for its second development at Lime Kiln Close, Parkway, Bristol.
Cactus Self Storage is wholly-owned by Martin’s Properties and launched in 2026 to provide modern and unique purpose built storage facilities for a growing consumer and business demographic with tech-enabled access, easy access and sustainability attributes. The business has already started on site at its first scheme in Didcot, a 300-unit facility that will be delivered in Q1 2027.
Planning permission for this second site has been secured for a two-storey, 23,395 sq ft development which will provide self-storage space ranging from 25 sq ft to 300 sq ft. The 200 unit facility will offer drive up, drive in and traditional self-storage options which will also be operational in early 2027.
The development comprises a mix of internal and external units designed with sustainability in mind, with power supplemented by solar PV panels, EV charging points and cycle stands.
Prominently positioned, the new facility is located on a roundabout in an established and expanding commercial location, just five minutes’ walk from Bristol Parkway mainline train station. The site benefits from proximity to a new Aldi store, Premier Inn hotel, Sainsbury’s foodstore and retail park. Nearby, a 330-bed student accommodation scheme is currently being developed, along with 1,400 further homes within 0.5 miles of the site.
Graham Gunn, Head of Operations – Self Storage at Martin’s Properties, comments: “We are excited to bring forward this high-class new self-storage facility on such a prominent site in a mature and expanding location – with excellent transport links and passing traffic – which will cater for a large customer base. Our tech-driven, secure, easy-to-access, sustainable units will offer both the local consumer and business community (and the market itself) something different in this fast-growing sector.”
Richard Bourne, CEO at Martin’s Properties, comments: “We have identified self-storage as a strong growth sector with strong fundamentals. This has been accelerated by changing consumer trends such as home working, divorce, upsizing and downsizing, growth In small businesses and a reduction in room size per capita for new build housing. Therefore, we are thrilled to have secured planning for our second scheme which will cater for a wide customer base including both consumers and businesses. With an increasing demand for easily accessible, safe and secure, self storage, we are continuing our acquisition programme for further sites in the South and South West of England and have a number of opportunities on the table which we hope to unveil soon.”
Martin’s Properties is looking for a number of new 1-2 acre sites in the South and South West of England with key target locations including Bath, Dorchester, Southampton, Taunton, Aylesbury, Banbury, Trowbridge and Yeovil.
The wider Martin’s Properties portfolio includes a £250m prime Chelsea mixed use investment portfolio and a £115 million regional investment portfolio, with a focus on retail warehouse and industrial estates across the South of England, as well as a multi-sector portfolio in Oxfordshire. All assets in the portfolio are in prime or growing locations which capitalise on occupational supply/demand imbalance and continued inward investment into the local area and economy.
Martin’s Properties is a dynamic family-owned business with assets of approximately £400m. The team’s depth of expertise across investment, asset management, finance, development and operations spans many sectors and covers the whole lifecycle of buildings and real estate. As a responsible investor, Martin’s Properties creates and manages sustainable buildings that positively impact local communities, businesses and stakeholders, delivering both strong returns and exemplary customer service.