A developer has withdrawn a planning application to build an apartment complex in the middle of a village. Some had described the plans as "over-intensive".
Bellco, the developer, had planned to transform a derelict site in Keyworth into 37 apartments with retail and office space. It said the neighbourhood plan had identified "a shortage of facilities for small independent retailers" and therefore also proposed to open up the site to business owners.
The site, off Bunny Lane, was formerly inhabited by the Royal British Legion but has since stood derelict. While some residents had described it as an "eyesore" others said the plans were out of character for the village.
