Heritage Cases

Bueka Ontwikkelings Trust as landowners of Portion 43 (a portion of portion 16) of the farm Rooidraai 34JT is proposing to develop a new Filling Station and Truck Stop. The proposed development is situated south-west of the intersection of the R540 Dullstroom-Lydenburg road and the R577 Roossenekal road in the Mpumalanga Province (refer to map as per Annexure A). The site is approx. 10 hectares in extent and the proposed development area will amount to approx. 6.5 hectares. The proposed development area /site is located 5 km from the town of Lydenburg and there are no visible permanent building structures, informal settlements, agricultural activities, public roads, power lines, water and/or gas pipelines, rocky outcrops, natural waterways, wetlands or large trees on the terrain. The site has been disturbed previously by agricultural activities and is currently zoned for agriculture. A rezoning application is required and the land will be rezoned to industrial 1 /equivalent applicable zoning. The rezoning application will run in parallel to the EIA process. The closest filling station from the proposed development site is 5 km. It is located in the town of Lydenburg and forms part of a shopping centre complex. Access for large trucks to the filling station n town is very limited and in some cases impossible (ref). Other adequate filling stations with truck stop facilities lie 51 km away in the direction of the town of Dullstroom and 64 km away towards Roossenekal.