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A town centre terraced street where one in 10 of the properties are already houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) could be about to get one more. Planning officers at Maidstone council are recommending approval of an application from Scott Nickless to convert a family home at 27 Charles Street in Maidstone into an eight-bedroom HMO. There is no off-street parking for future residents but there would be six bicycle places. No external alterations to the Edwardian building would be made. All the rooms would have an en-suite shower or bath. The council’s planning officers said: “There is no policy…

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