Government amended local plans dozens of times while claiming ‘hands were tied’
Extensive changes to local plans regulating building heights and
Sean Montebello
December 26, 2023 15:44
Residents object to four-storey block in Għarb overlooking Ta’ Pinu valley
A four-storey apartment block overlooking the scenic Ta’ Pinu
Sean Montebello
July 3, 2023 13:30
Villa Rosa project ‘should not be considered without a master plan’ – Opposition MPs
Opposition MPs from St Julian’s’ electoral district have come
Sean Montebello
March 31, 2023 07:16
Villa Rosa: MHRA ‘concerned as long as there are shadows over St George’s Bay’
Malta Hotel and Restaurants Association President Tony Zahra said
Sean Montebello
March 25, 2023 18:56
Villa Rosa project ‘one of the worst examples of coast commercialisation’
ADPD Chair Carmel Cacopardo said that the Villa Rosa
Sean Montebello
March 25, 2023 15:00
‘Atrocious’ Villa Rosa towers ‘a case of the cart pulling the horse’ – NGOs
NGOs Din L-Art Ħelwa and Moviment Graffitti have joined
Sean Montebello
March 22, 2023 15:57
NGOs demand a halt to Comino ‘commercial rape’ development plans
Seven NGOs called for a halt of Hili Group’s
Sean Montebello
March 11, 2023 13:58
How commercial interests consumed your public space in Gżira, Sliema
On a 1.3km stretch of road marking the border
Julian Delia
August 16, 2022 18:00
Balzan residents fuming over development application close to San Anton Gardens
Balzan residents have filed objections to a proposed development
Julian Delia
July 1, 2022 10:51
St Julian’s mayor Albert Buttigieg on ‘fat cats’ and need for politics to return to ‘the common good’
Following public declarations about “fat cats” close to the
Julian Delia
June 25, 2022 15:02
Deferred: Planning Authority postpones hearing on Joseph Portelli’s ODZ swimming pool in Xaghra
The Planning Authority has deferred a board hearing which
Julian Delia
April 26, 2022 15:00
Planning Authority approves Joseph Portelli’s Sannat ‘monstrosity’
The final application out of three that will form
The Shift Team
March 11, 2022 16:38
Excavation works ordered to halt on complex featuring 200 apartments near Ghar il-Friefet
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) issued orders to
Julian Delia
February 10, 2022 17:14
Environment, cultural heritage watchdogs object to Wied Ghasri ‘poultry farm’
Both the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) and the
Julian Delia
February 1, 2022 08:05
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
Ghasri local council, residents raise concerns over poultry farm application
An application to convert an agricultural field in a
Julian Delia
January 12, 2022 08:43
Application for tourism complex on site of former explosives factory in Dingli withdrawn
The controversial planning application aiming to convert an abandoned
The Shift Team
January 10, 2022 12:22
Objections mount against Joseph Portelli’s ODZ swimming pool in Gozo development project
Xagħra’s local council and six eNGOs have filed objections
Julian Delia
December 8, 2021 16:16
Planning Authority restricts access to public objections on its website, retracts decision
Updated to reflect the PA’s retraction of its decision
November 9, 2021 13:03
Bitmac plant in Iklin: How lax law enforcement turned ODZ land into an industrial site
An investigation on a site in Iklin flagged by
Julian Delia
July 3, 2021 17:48

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