For a site to be approved for a construction licence for an LFG retail outlet, the site must meet the following conditions: a) The proposed site should not be located within a radius of 1 Km of an operational service station in urban, built-up or residential area. Consideration can be made only if the new service station will be located on a one-way road and has an island between the lanes, in which case the nearest service station can be located not less than 750 m on the other road with traffic flowing in the opposite direction; b) General site dimensions of: i) minimum size of 3500 m2 ; ii) minimum frontage of 50 m; iii) minimum sight distance of 100 m on the approaches to entrances and exits; and iv) minimum width of access of 6 m. c) The proposed site should not be located within a radius of 100 m from any public institutions which are normally overcrowded such as but not restricted to schools, churches, markets, bus stops, public libraries, auditoriums, stadiums, hospitals, public playgrounds and any other places as may be prescribed by MERA; d) The proposed site should not be part of a shopping complex, it should be located in the isolated part of the development 50m away, which distance can be reduced if the developer can clearly demonstrate the need exists and that no significant safety and operational risks will occur as a result of the location of the service station; e) The proposed site should not be within 50m of residential areas measured from hazardous areas such as tanks, vents etc. 2 2. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR AN LFG RETAIL OUTLET CONSTRUCTION LICENCE (a) A filled LFG Retail Outlet Construction Licence application form; (b) Approval from Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) with the actual document after submitting an Environmental Management plan (EMP)/ Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); (c) Two (02) copies of drawings indicating all safety distances and position of important provisions such as tank farm, drainage system, offloading points, oil interceptor, vent pipes and egress/ingress. Please refer to our retail outlet construction standards for guidance; (d) Approved Architectural and Engineering building plans; (e) A valid practicing certificate for the Registered Engineer/Architect to be the project manager; (f) Commitment letter from the identified project manager; (g) Documentary evidence of the Registered Engineering professional’s commitment to the project on the said location. Such commitment could be in the form of acceptance letter from the Registered Engineer or a contract signed by both parties; (h) Grants permission from Planning Authorities; (i) Approval of road access from the Roads Authority or local council; (j) Structural Engineers Certificate number 1; (k) Proof of ownership of Land with minimum plot size of 3500m2 ; (l) Proof of Business registration /business names registration certificate (if operating under a name other than your name) (accompanied with Identification of the Directors) or Memorandum and Articles of Association if operating as a company registered under the Companies Act; (m) Proof of financial capacity to complete the construction within the tenure of the licence/permit; (n) Two (02) copies of construction schedule or Gantt chart; (o) Proof of compliance with utility service providers (e.g. ESCOM, Water Boards etc.) where applicable; (p) Site location coordinates (longitude and latitude); and (q) Construction licence application fees of K300,000-00