Plans for 61 new retirement living apartments in Stowmarket have been scrapped.
Churchill Retirement Living's plans - submitted to Mid Suffolk District Council earlier this year - would have been built on a site in Prentice Road.
The plans also included four cottages, alongside communal facilities, vehicular access, car parking and landscaping.
A spokesperson for Churchill Retirement Living said: “Following further meetings with the council regarding our proposals, a decision has been made to withdraw the current application and cease our interest in the land.
"Churchill Retirement Living will continue to look for a suitable site to deliver much-needed retirement housing in Stowmarket.”
The developers say there is a local need for this type of home - with the number of retirees in Stowmarket expected to increase by 30% in the next seven years.
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