An iconic house that has been at the heart of controversy for the past few years has been taken off the market. 

Earlier this year Belle Vue House in Sudbury town centre was put up for sale with a guide price of £1,100,000. 

However it has since been confirmed that the house has been taken off the market. 

Former mayor of Sudbury Jan Osborne previously said she was "disappointed" to hear the news that the house was put on the market as she was "looking forward to an iconic building being bought back to looking good".

It was announced in December that the developer behind the conversion plans would be putting the building up for sale in the new year after a five-month wait to secure planning permission.

Babergh District Council had previously granted permission for period property specialists Richard and Ruth McCabe-Abel to convert the 19th century Belle Vue House.

The property has been vacant since 2016, and since then has “suffered significant decay, water penetration, vandalism and neglect,” according to application documents.