Heritage Cases

The Shri Muthu Mari Angalaeshwari Temple organisation proposes the development of a temple on portion 1 of ERF 2813 in Laudium, City of Tshwane, Gauteng Province. The current facility that is being utilised as the place of worship has outgrown the space required and thus there is a need to build a temple that will cater for the needs of the devotees and community. The current facility that is being utilised as the place of worship has outgrown the space required and thus there is a need to build a temple that will cater for the needs of the devotees and community. Also, to cater for youth and overall community upliftment. The youth and other Hindu based community members would have a place to go to and a sense of belonging; and have an avenue of exercising their right to religious practice. The proposed facilities on site will include:  Main Temple – 325 m2  Prayer Area – 36 m2  Dining Hall – 216 m2  Administration Building (i.e. Staff accommodation, ablutions, office/meeting room, kitchenette and storeroom) – 206 m2  Guardhouse – 15 m2  Statue/Dome x 5 – 80 m2  Parking – 120 m2 The proposed development will be a place of daily worship which will entail the following primary activities:  Traditional dance, music and vernacular classes (± 50 people)  Monthly Prayers (± 200 people)  Quarterly – General Council Meetings  2 x Larger Annual Prayers (± 1000 - 3000 people) Locality: The site proposed for the temple is situated on the most northern corner of Erf 2813 and is bordered to the north-west by Laudium cemetery and to the east by Brown Street Park. Brown Street forms the north-eastern boundary of the site with residential areas beyond that. The sports complex and extensions or fields lies south of the site. The approximate central coordinates are 25° 47ʹ 13.46ʺ S 28° 5ʹ 38.04ʺ E. The site is 1 hectare in size and other than a small roofed structure and a shipping container, the site is vacant. The site is fenced along the northern boundary with locked gates and is currently used for religious purposes.