Plans to convert the former Inland Revenue offices in Ashford’s Wellesley Road into 26 affordable flats have moved one step closer.

The planning committee of Ashford Borough Council (ABC) has given the go-ahead to the revamp.

A spokesman for Consensus Capital, the company behind the plans, said that more information on the development should be available before Christmas.

The flats would be managed by Consensus Capital and Orbit South Housing Association.

Plans also include parking for 37 cars.