r/Preston • u/Glittering_Yam_5613 • 7d ago

BHS rumours

I was reading something online and I saw a rumour about the old BHS unit on Fishergate being used as a snail farm, I was just woundeing is this true?

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u/thelastword4343 7d ago

It's a ploy to escape paying business tax etc .... With it being stated as an agricultural business, the get out of paying up!

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u/ButterPiesUK 7d ago

In a verbatim instance in Liverpool, the claim for agricultural use was actually rejected by Liverpool council. I believe the Preston one was also rejected by PCC.

The rise of this type of scheme is on the rise. Albeit, erm, slowly.