A PLAN to build shops and a flat complex at the former George Hotel in Prestwich has been withdrawn.

Developers BTS Property Ltd wanted to build two apartment complexes -- one with shops on the corner of Bury New Road and George Street.

Planners had recommended refusal of planning permission due to potential traffic problems and the design not being in keeping with its surroundings.

Members of Bury Council's planning control committee were told on Tuesday that the scheme had been withdrawn.