The developer had previously received site plan approval from the board in 2018, but Orchards at Greentree residents filed a petition in Superior Court against the developer and the board for the decision. “It’s just too darn close, ladies and gentleman,” resident Craig Stanger said. Nancy Lapidow-Johnson, Orchards at Greentree Homeowners Association president, said the Royal Farms would cause “dramatic changes” to the neighborhood. Most of the residents who spoke out came from that development. The board deemed in November that the play area for the Orchards at Greentree was within 500 feet from the property. In order to be able to build at that site, the developer also received a use variance since service stations are not permitted within 500 feet of a playground. More than 40 members of the public were in attendance, but many left before public comment began after midnight Tuesday morning.ĭespite their objections, the township Zoning Board granted the developer, FT Equities, preliminary and final site plan approval to build the 5,371-square-foot convenience store with 16 fueling pumps. More than a dozen residents from the Orchards at Greentree, a 311-townhome development that sits across the property on Lincoln Drive, spoke out against the application Monday.

EVESHAM - Plans for a new Royal Farms were approved at the corner of Route 73 and Lincoln Drive despite vocal opposition from residents from a nearby development during a marathon session that lasted into Tuesday morning.

Evesham township permit office