Ampersand, the developer behind £250m plans for The Beach resort at Carlyon Bay, Cornwall, has withdrawn an appeal against a decision ordering the company to remove temporary sea defences.

Restormel Borough Council (RBC) issued an enforcement notice in September 2007, which came into effect in December 2008, ordering the developer to remove a temporary sea wall that had been constructed to protect workers from sea flooding. However, Ampersand has now decided that it will not pursue its appeal, which was likely to require a public inquiry, on the grounds that it is not in the best interests of any of the parties involved with the development.

Andrew Woods, a director at Ampersand, said: "We concluded that taking this action was not in the best interests of any of the parties involved when considering the cost to ourselves and Restormel Borough Council. "We have two years before the temporary sea defences, which were put in place to protect the construction work on the site, have to be removed and will look at all options before us."

Planning permission for The Beach, which has been designed by Shalev and Evans architects, was originally granted in 2003. But the project has been hampered by two government inquiries following concerns over plans for the resort's sea defences. Facilities at the new resort are set to include 511 holiday homes, swimming pools, a gym, tennis courts, ten-pin bowling and a beauty spa, as well as restaurants and a watersports centre. However, it is not yet known when work will get underway.