B P Southern Africa (Pty) Limited and Mec for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment & Land Affairs Country/Territory South Africa Type of court National - higher court Date Mar 31, 2004 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name The High Court of South Africa Seat of court Johannesburg Judge Claassen Reference number 03/16337 Language English Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Energy, Environment gen., Land & soil Abstract The applicant in this case wanted to build a filling station next to an urban area. The respondent was against the proposal since the land was zoned before as a site for a hotel or amusement park. The respondent also argues that petroleum products are hazardous substances, therefore filling stations should not be built near residential areas. The applicant was not successful in showing an entitlement to the relief sought. Full text BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd v MEC for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Land Affairs.pdf view Website drive.google.com