Heritage Cases

The Applicant, Sukumani Multiserve (Pty) Ltd, is proposing the establishment of a filling station, located on Zamazama No. 16924, within the Umhlabuyalingana Local and Umkhanyakude District Municipality, Ephondweni Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal. The proposed study site is accessed off the P522 Road within Ephondweni Reserve, and is located at GPS coordinates 27°02'32.80" S and 32°16'34.82" E. The proposed study site is approximately 0.4 ha in extent and is surrounded by a boundary wall and fence. It is surrounded by rural developments and local businesses such as Spar, Super Save, Build It, Auto Spares, food takeaways and informal traders etc. The proposed filling station will be supplied by Total and will be called the Ephondweni Reserve / Zamazama Filling Station. Petrol, diesel, and liquid and compressed natural gas will be stored at the filling station. It is proposed to comprise the following components: • Four underground fuel storage tanks (23 m³ each); • Fuel storage with a combined capacity of 92 000 L; • Three undercover pump islands; • One exposed pump; • Seven line shops; • A small kiosk; and • Ablution facilities. The Applicant owns an existing Total filling station which is in the process of being decommissioned. This filling station is approximately 20 years old and is located 500 m from the proposed study site and at GPS coordinates 27°02'26.31" S and 32°16'`7.84" E. This area is currently extremely congested due to the existing businesses and informal traders. The Applicant is thus proposing a more modernised filling station to replace this one.