Planning Authority fails to act on illegal development owned by PM’s former business partner
The Planning Authority (PA) has, for over a decade,
Julian Delia
2 days ago
Mellieha Bay to suffer ‘major negative impact’ from new hotel project, EIA report says
A proposed redevelopment of the iconic Mellieha Bay Hotel
The Shift Team
1 week ago
Dingli quarry has pending appeals from two decades ago, operates with impunity
A quarry on the outskirts of Dingli in which
Julian Delia
2 weeks ago
€8 million Nadur roadworks project has no development permit, PA claims it doesn’t need one
The massive, ongoing €8 million infrastructural project in a
The Shift Team
3 weeks ago
Hotel complex on ex-Pulvich factory land in protected area recommended for approval
The controversial application aiming to convert an abandoned explosives
Julian Delia
4 weeks ago
Encroachment by stealth: speculators quietly gobbling up Malta’s farmland
Three areas historically known for their agricultural, natural, historical
Julian Delia
1 month ago
PA blocks information on substantial legal fees paid to Robert Abela
The Planning Authority has turned down an official request
The Shift Team
1 month ago
Planning travesties: residents’ and NGOs’ objections increase, but has anything changed?
Over the past few years, residents and environmental NGOs
Julian Delia
1 month ago
Bahrija gate blocking public access to coast still there; sanctioning process suspended at applicant’s request
An illegal gate that has been blocking public access
Julian Delia
30 August 2021
Żejtun council, heritage NGO urge public to object to extension of 3,000sqm development
Żejtun’s local council, supported by a heritage NGO based
Julian Delia
26 August 2021
PA orders Portellis to dismantle parts of illegal ‘agricultural store’
Gozo construction magnate Joseph Portelli and his daughter Chloe
The Shift Team
11 August 2021
Malta Today co-owner Roger De Giorgio slapped with enforcement order over Gianpula club
Roger De Giorgio, owner of the popular Gianpula club
The Shift Team
9 August 2021
National Heritage Minister’s business partner manages ‘illegal’ Valletta restaurant ‘marring the city’s iconic vista’
National Heritage Minister Jose Herrera’s choice of business partners
The Shift Team
24 July 2021
Jose’ Herrera turned property developer while environment minister
National Heritage Minister Jose’ Herrera was busy ripping up
The Shift Team
7 July 2021
Gaffarenas continue to operate illegal petrol station four years after unique temporary permit expires
The Planning Authority (PA) and the government have still
The Shift Team
6 July 2021
Central link project costs mushroom as new underpass is added as an afterthought
The controversial €55 million Central Link project, already underway
The Shift Team
30 June 2021
Chloe Portelli hit by fresh raft of Planning Authority enforcement orders
The Planning Authority (PA) has issued a raft of
The Shift Team
26 June 2021
Concrete belt: Four years down the line, PA still waiting for companies to fall in line
The Planning Authority is still waiting for construction companies
Julian Delia
19 June 2021
From humble garages to lawless fiefdoms: Ghaxaq’s concrete belt exposed
Updated to include answers from the Planning Authority. An
Julian Delia
16 June 2021
PA decides on Tuesday on Marsascala pool project planned in secret negotiations
The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal will decide on
Victor Paul Borg
14 June 2021
Pembroke sacrificed to the rule of degenerates
The Planning Authority’s decision to allow Silvio Debono’s DB
Blanche Gatt
11 June 2021
Minister Aaron Farrugia’s transparency register still not created, 18 months after pledge
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia’s pledge to establish and regularly
The Shift Team
9 June 2021
Gozo under siege: more than 6,000 development permits issued since 2013
Development applications approved by the Planning Authority in Gozo
5 June 2021
The stench of rotten apples
Updated following clarifications received from Michael and Edward Zammit
Blanche Gatt
31 May 2021
Sacked planning commission chair challenges minister over removal
Architect Simon Saliba, chairman of the Planning Authority board
31 May 2021
Minister of Concrete on the Isle of Cement
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy
Blanche Gatt
29 May 2021
PA’s Attard quarry extension permit to erase decades of illegalities
Update: The permit has been approved. The Planning Authority
The Shift Team
26 May 2021
Architects of chaos: A Greek tragedy for Malta
Behind every play, there’s a cast of actors, producers
Blanche Gatt
25 May 2021
Planning Authority ignores Ombudsman’s Comino works recommendations
The Ombudsman and his Commissioner for Environment and Planning
24 May 2021
Environment Minister silent on ‘illegal’ works in Comino protected area
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia has remained silent on the
The Shift Team
10 May 2021