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A senior city councillor fears “dreadful” plans for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) at the site of a former cafe will drag the area down. Michael Dixey says a “totally unsuitable” proposal for the closed Boho Cafe Bar in Canterbury would be “out of keeping with the historic area”. The High Street business closed four years ago after struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic. The Grade II-listed building was previously owned by the historic Eastbridge Hospital Trust, which sold it at auction in November 2022 for £400,000. Boho went on the market again last year and was sold at its guid…

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