Edinburgh Self Storage is bidding to put 272 separate containers on a piece of land behind a motor home site at Straiton.
The company which gives its current address as Stirling, has applied for permission to put the self storage containers on the site with an associated reception kiosk, car parking and landscaping.
The storage site lies on either side of Burndene Drive, which is behind Straiton Mobile Homes Park, Midlothian, and the application describes the land proposed for the storage business as a ” previously disturbed and derelict brownfield parcel”.
In a biodiversity statement to Midlothian Council planners the applicants say the site has “negligible ecological value with no vegetation cover and limited capacity to support biodiversity”.
It adds their plans will introduced a new landscape strategy aimed at improving the site.
They say: “At ground level, the introduction of a species-rich wildflower meadow mix, including a high proportion of fine grasses and broadleaf forbs will provide seasonal nectar and pollen resources essential for pollinators and
invertebrates.
“Collectively, these measures transform the site from a barren, low value condition into a layered landscape, delivering a clear and sustained uplift in
biodiversity through the provision of varied habitats and the use of locally
appropriate native species.”
Plans for the site have been lodged on the council’s planning portal for viewing and comments.
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
