Workmen have been spotted readying an empty city centre unit for its new tenants.
Costa Coffee in London Street closed its doors in June 2021 and has remained empty ever since.
Following the closure the ground floor of the building was up for rent for £4,583 a month - £55,000 a year.
Adrian Fennell - partner at Roche chartered surveyors, which is handling the rental - could not reveal the identity of the new tenant.
Earlier this year he confirmed that there had been plenty of interest from prospective tenants and confirmed the site was under offer.
He said: "We're doing stripping out works to get it ready for the new tenant.
"I imagine it'll be two to three weeks until that work is done.
"That will then mean that the agreement for the lease is completed and the new tenant can start fitting it out."
Mr Fennell could not disclose the specific nature of the business moving in but said that it is food-related.
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