A former town centre shop has been demolished after plans to build a new home were approved. 

Demolition work has taken place at the former store in North Street in Sudbury. 

The building, which was previously a games shop has been torn down to make way for a new two-storey home after plans to convert the store was approved in July 2022. 

The design and access statement for the new two bedroom home stated: "The site lies within the town centre of Sudbury but is outside of any of the defined shopping frontages and falls within a designated “mixed-use” area.

"Whilst the proposal does not seek to make use of the existing building, the building is vacant and is a very small unit that lies at the very extreme of the commercial part of the town centre.

"In effect, it does not benefit from significant passing trade nor is it such that would be attractive to many users due to both its size and its distance from the main shopping areas."

The council stated the applicant had to then submit the method of demolition and removal of materials for their consideration. 

The council then approved the demolition plans in January 2023.