An Italian restaurant is preparing to take over a premises on Sutton High Street after applying to the borough's council to change the existing shopfront.

Pizza Express have also asked the council for permission to provide outside seating and to erect planters.

Spanish restaurant, UNO Tapas, formerly operated from the building but they closed their doors on July 8 after five years in business.

It was previously ranked as TripAdvisor’s third most popular customer rated restaurant in Sutton.