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An empty Grade II-listed pub is set to go under the hammer at auction. Permission was granted to convert The Harrow Inn in Ulcombe Maidstone into housing in April. Now, it is listed for sale by land and property auctioneers, Clive Emson, with a freehold guide price of £480,000-£490,000. It comes after many failed attempts to make the pub profitable, including an attempt by residents to buy it as a community asset. However, the plan faltered when only £40,000 was raised for the purchase. Several villagers later formed a company and attempted to have the venue run as a community pub, but after t…

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