Planning application
FRANKIE & BENNY'S, FARNBOROUGH WAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 7DH
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 18 of planning permission 23/00848/FULL1 granted for the demolition of the existing buildings on the site and the construction of a food store (Use Class E), alongside the provision of a surface level car park, associated access and landscaping works; to require proof of Bronze Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) membership (or equivalent) prior to occupation, including a commitment to Bronze or equivalent for the new haulier (due Q2 2027), and proof of Silver membership (or equivalent) is required within two years of store opening.
As published by the council, reference 23/00848/S73A1
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00848/S73A1
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Farnborough & Crofton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR6 7DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Bromley
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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Frankie & Benny's, Farnborough Way, Orpington, BR6 7DH
Minor Material Amendment seeking to vary condition 18 of planning permission ref: DC/23/00848/FULL1 for the demolition of the existing buildings on the site and the construction of a food store (Use Class E), alongside the provision of a surface level car park, associated access and landscaping works; to allow the removal of the reference to the requirement of Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) membership
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FRANKIE & BENNY'S, FARNBOROUGH WAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 7DH
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/00848/FULL1: Condition 4c - Closure Report
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24/04572/AMD2 Granted
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24/01018/S73A2 Granted
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Under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 24/01018/FULL1 dated 17.06.2025 (for Demolition of existing dwelling. Erection of 2x three storey blocks containing total of 9 apartments incorporating habitable roof space with associated access, private and communal amenity space, refuse and cycle storage) to allow for: 2m increase in the rear projection of the front block, retention of the previously approved 2m increase in the width of the rear block, and associated internal reconfigurations and external elevational alterations.
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25/01010/AMD Refused
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23/04815/AMD Granted
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25/05004/S73A Awaiting decision
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