This is what is being built at a former cinema and Sofa King warehouse in a busy part of Northampton

This is what is being built at a former cinema and sofa warehouse in a busy part of Northampton.

Residents have been wondering what is being built at the former Sofa King warehouse in St Leonards Road, Far Cotton, which was previously the iconic Tivoli Cinema.

Here’s what’s happening

In March 2021 West Northamptonshire Council gave the go-ahead for the site, which had stood empty for years, to be converted into a block of 40 flats.

In May of this year construction work began to demolish the building.

And more recently, a large steel frame has been erected, marking the beginning of the construction of the block of flats.

The plans will also see the building of a retail unit at ground floor level as well as 39 car parking spaces and cycle storage facilities.

Aitchison Raffety Group, the firm in charge of the plans, has been contacted for comment.