The plans would have seen improved floor space, stock levels and ranges, and created around 50 new jobs, as well as reducing the number of night-time deliveries.
Councillors were concerned about the impact of more non-food products on businesses in the town, and implications for the Waitrose-based refurbishment at Sherringham Court.
CPRA believes that Tesco's plans represented a sensible, ready-to-go investment that would have brought important benefits to both Cedars Park and the wider mid-Suffolk community. Stowmarket town-centre already has three supermarkets, and may soon have one more.
So, we continue to believe that concerns for smaller businesses have been over-stated.
