A farm equipment business has withdrawn plans to convert a Suffolk Ford car showroom into a machinery store.

G and J Peck Ltd had applied to change the former John Grose Ford premises in Station Road, Framlingham, to an agricultural machinery store, but has now decided not to pursue the plans.

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The firm, which has offices in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk, sells a range of farm vehicles, including tractors, excavators, sprayers and spreaders and harvest equipment.

In February 2021, the EADT reported that retailer the East of England Co-Op had bought the premises after the car dealership had decided to close due to the pressure of internet car sales and other economic issues.

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The Co-Op took over both the dealership and the adjacent filling station, which was rebranded in Co-Op livery, having previously been marketed by Jet.

However, the Co-Op said it had no plans to reopen the dealership as a supermarket.

The showroom and workshops were built in 1994 and formerly owned by AG Potter.

G and J Peck has been approached for comment.

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