Confidential KCC papers seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service in November suggested the “highest value use” for Invicta House would be for high density studio and one-bedroom flats owned by a London council.
The documents did however carry a clear caveat that there was a “strong argument” that the trend of such conversions in Maidstone had adversely affected the town centre and “caused a rise in linked antisocial issues in the past 10 years”.
The motion will go before full council on Wednesday and the councillors hope it will be voted on, but council sources suggest it is just as likely to be referred to the policy advisory committee at a later date.
Reform UK ditched plans to sell County Hall, also known as Sessions House, in favour of retaining it and selling Invicta House instead, but left the HMO a possible future option.
KCC previously said it did not comment on “specific disposal activity and valuation advice which is commercially sensitive”.
