Friargate Court: Coffee shop plan for former electricity sub station

Preston City Centre

The city centre includes the administrative and main shopping areas of the city. The city’s law courts are found here, police station, town hall and of course Preston Bus Station. The electoral ward is known as Town Centre despite the change to city status.

What is currently an abandoned electricity sub-station could become a new coffee shop. Portergate Properties has applied for permission to convert the Great Shaw Street structure. Its part of the Friargate […]

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