Government amended local plans dozens of times while claiming ‘hands were tied’
Extensive changes to local plans regulating building heights and zoning have contributed... View more
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Heritage watchdog, Planning Authority staff in employment conflict of interest
While the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH) is supposed to act as... View more
700 open, unenforced illegal development cases pile up at Planning Authority
The Planning Authority has yet to complete enforcement action on almost 700... View more
Long-promised ban on construction works under appeal to be discussed
The government is launching a public consultation process ahead of new laws,... View more
Opinion: A change of plans
On 1 June, Robert Abela declared, “The PN, while in government, implemented... View more
PAMA ‘garden’, underground extension ‘impossible’ unless rules change
An attempt to turn a large tract of ODZ land into an... View more
ERA, Local Council, NGOs oppose Għajnsielem ODZ flats and retail centre
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has labelled an application for a... View more
Unsightly canopies on Macina as culture heritage watchdog flags ‘grave concern’
Several unsightly canopies, making a Grade 1 scheduled building on Senglea’s majestic... View more
Gozo minister’s driver files new application for ‘garage’ on idyllic ODZ plot
Ronnie Camilleri, the driver of Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, has filed another... View more
Works on PM’s Gozo guesthouse ongoing despite permit still pending
Construction works on a farmhouse in Xewkija, Gozo, which Prime Minister Robert... View more
Portelli’s Jerma project back on marketplace despite lack of PA approval
Apartments forming part of Joseph Portelli’s mega-project slated for the former Jerma... View more
Fontana ‘road to nowhere’ another step toward Gozo ‘building ghetto’ – DLH
Environmental NGO Din L-Art Ħelwa Għawdex has slammed a planning proposal for... View more
Permit applications by architect in Kordin collapse still being approved
Adriana Zammit, the architect responsible for the Kordin construction site whose collapse... View more
MTA silent on Joseph Portelli’s illegal Mellieha hotel licence
The Malta Tourism Authority’s (MTA) licencing chief Kevin Fsadni is not disclosing... View more
‘Atrocious’ Villa Rosa towers ‘a case of the cart pulling the horse’ – NGOs
NGOs Din L-Art Ħelwa and Moviment Graffitti have joined public opposition to... View more
‘Ian Borg has to resign or be dismissed by PM’ over illegal pool saga – opposition
Opposition MPs Mark Anthony Sammut and Stanley Zammit today called for Ian... View more
NGOs demand a halt to Comino ‘commercial rape’ development plans
Seven NGOs called for a halt of Hili Group’s Comino development plans,... View more
Construction licensing too little too late in industry ‘overrun by anarchy’
Three years after the government’s commitment to implement change in the monitoring... View more
Government amended local plans dozens of times while claiming ‘hands were tied’
Extensive changes to local plans regulating building heights and zoning have contributed... View more
Heritage watchdog, Planning Authority staff in employment conflict of interest
While the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH) is supposed to act as... View more
700 open, unenforced illegal development cases pile up at Planning Authority
The Planning Authority has yet to complete enforcement action on almost 700... View more
Long-promised ban on construction works under appeal to be discussed
The government is launching a public consultation process ahead of new laws,... View more
Opinion: A change of plans
On 1 June, Robert Abela declared, “The PN, while in government, implemented... View more
PAMA ‘garden’, underground extension ‘impossible’ unless rules change
An attempt to turn a large tract of ODZ land into an... View more
ERA, Local Council, NGOs oppose Għajnsielem ODZ flats and retail centre
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has labelled an application for a... View more
Unsightly canopies on Macina as culture heritage watchdog flags ‘grave concern’
Several unsightly canopies, making a Grade 1 scheduled building on Senglea’s majestic... View more
Gozo minister’s driver files new application for ‘garage’ on idyllic ODZ plot
Ronnie Camilleri, the driver of Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, has filed another... View more
Works on PM’s Gozo guesthouse ongoing despite permit still pending
Construction works on a farmhouse in Xewkija, Gozo, which Prime Minister Robert... View more