Large self-storage site to continue operating
Large self-storage site to continue operating
Chris Binding - Local Democracy Reporting ServiceFri, October 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM UTC
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Pink Storage has a site near The Galleries Retail Park in WashingtonPink Self Storage wins approval of a retrospective planning application for its site in Washington.
A self-storage facility will continue operating near a retail park after a retrospective planning application was.
Pink Self Storage, which houses more than 150 corrugated steel containers near The Galleries Retail Park in Washington, applied to Sunderland City Council to continue operating.
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The application sought permission for the change of use of the land which had previously been used as an overspill car park for Durham House, a former Department for Work and Pensions office.
A council report said while there are no staff permanently on site, approval would bring back into use land that had been "vacant for many years with no obvious market interest".
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