No stopping road contractor Barbros’ take-over of Ghaxaq fields
Two large agricultural fields in Għaxaq have been illegally
The Shift Team
February 13, 2025 10:31
Appeal against Transport Malta restaurant for Robert Abela’s friends shot down
The government-appointed board dealing with appeals against permits issued
The Shift Team
November 1, 2024 17:40
Indian files rogue development application to sanction Portelli’s illegal penthouses
Aqra bil-Malti The Planning Authority is evaluating the possibility
The Shift Team
July 17, 2024 11:04
Work on massive Villa Rosa project starts despite ongoing appeal
Heavy machinery, trucks, bulldozers, and an army of foreign
The Shift Team
June 1, 2024 12:45
No planning law reform a year after prime minister’s commitment
Aqra bil-Malti It’s been over a year since Prime
The Shift Team
May 6, 2024 11:30
Gaffarena loses ‘breach of human rights’ case on illegal development
Aqra bil-Malti Mark Gaffarena – the person at the
The Shift Team
April 18, 2024 10:05
Mistra Village encroachment on roads a ‘safety necessity’ – local council
The construction of a boundary wall surrounding the former
Sean Montebello
December 15, 2023 14:52
Court rulings force Planning Authority to revoke permits after years of inaction
In the past ten years, 17 development permits approved
Sean Montebello
October 29, 2023 17:22
Long-promised ban on construction works under appeal to be discussed
The government is launching a public consultation process ahead
Sean Montebello
October 7, 2023 15:55
Mistra site boundary walls dismantled as works hasten ahead of EPRT review
Works at Mistra Village, Xemxija, to develop a nine-storey
Sean Montebello
September 9, 2023 16:00
Prime minister mum on reform to halt construction works under appeal
Prime Minister Robert Abela has refused to answer questions
Sean Montebello
September 5, 2023 10:57
Summer construction ban amended to allow for Mistra Village development
The Malta Tourism Authority and Building and Construction Authority
Sean Montebello
September 3, 2023 12:35
Xemxija residents under ‘constant stress’ as Mistra Village works continue
Ongoing excavation works at the Mistra Village site in
Sean Montebello
August 31, 2023 09:30
Graffitti ‘disappointed but pursuing further legal action’ after court ruling
The court decided against an appeal raised by eight
Sean Montebello
May 31, 2023 17:10
PM to replace PA chairman as cull of Muscat connections continues
Martin Saliba, who in 2019 was appointed as Planning
The Shift Team
November 3, 2022 11:49
Planning Authority mulling over sanctioning illegal hotel development in Sliema
A Sliema hotel fraught with construction illegalities – such
Julian Delia
August 26, 2022 14:47
How commercial interests gnawed away at your public space in Valletta
St John’s Square and Merchants Street in Valletta used
Julian Delia
August 2, 2022 15:43
The Valletta Green(washing) Festival and other fairy tales
As humanity faces the ever-present threat of climate change
Julian Delia
April 26, 2022 18:00
First impressions: the governing party’s raft of electoral promises
In another instalment of The Shift’s 2022 elections series,
Julian Delia
March 12, 2022 18:27
Green light for petrol station expansion on agricultural land in Marsascala
Marsascala is set to lose more agricultural land as
The Shift Team
March 7, 2022 15:31
New road at the centre of a 3 week protest in Dingli opens door for development application
A plot of agricultural land near a hotly-contested area
The Shift Team
January 20, 2022 19:00
Conservationists propose EPRT decision review mechanism
A series of decisions by the Environment Planning Review
Julian Delia
December 6, 2021 16:51
Joseph Portelli asks Planning Authority to sanction illegal excavation works in Qala
In the latest twist in a long-running saga, Gozitan
Julian Delia
November 17, 2021 17:04
Dingli quarry has pending appeals from two decades ago, operates with impunity
A quarry on the outskirts of Dingli in which
Julian Delia
October 14, 2021 17:25

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