A working men’s club that has been part of a village for decades is to become a two-bed home after a couple narrowly won planning permission. Michael and Carole Whibley, from Gravesend, say they are planning to “start a new life” at The Rolvenden Club’s former base near Tenterden. Their plans to convert the Maytham Road building were narrowly approved by Ashford Borough Council (ABC) last week amid concerns over the use of the site. Members of the authority’s planning committee heard how the club “has been declining rapidly over the last 10 or 15 years”. The single-storey building is in the Hi…
