A controversial bid to demolish a "dangerous" cottage and build three new homes in its place has been withdrawn.
A.T. Bent Properties Ltd had submitted an application to the Broads Authority to demolish Wherry Cottage in Puddingmoor in Beccles to make way for three new properties.
Each property was set to have three bedrooms and six car spaces were suggested.
But the proposal has now been withdrawn.
The bid faced numerous objections with concerns that the bid “spoils the character” of the area and one argued that it would “open the floodgates to future erosion of conservation, history and character”.
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Wherry Cottage is mentioned in the Beccles Conservation Area appraisal, as it was used in connection with the granary and malthouse on the site.
A spokesman for Beccles Society, which objected to the application, described the building as “a fascinating and rare survivor”.
The cottage's use as a holiday let finished 12 years ago "as the property was deemed uninhabitable due to subsidence," the heritage planning statement said.
Last year a section 78 dangerous building notice was served on the owners.
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