47 years of illegalities on public land written-off for Ta’ Qali club UNO
The Planning Authority has sanctioned some 47 years of
The Shift Team
January 20, 2024 17:43
PA finally acts on Portelli trucks dumping waste in Mgarr ix-Xini
A part of Mgarr Ix-Xini valley in Gozo, is
The Shift Team
January 19, 2024 08:21
Natura 2000 Xlendi restaurant sanctioned for €1,800 fine
A large restaurant in a Natura 2000 protected area
The Shift Team
January 17, 2024 08:28
Appeal hearing against flats in Ggantija slated for January as opposition surges
Tens of objectors have already asked the Environmental and
The Shift Team
December 30, 2023 08:51
Gozo apartment owners risk losses as court declares property illegal following PA blunder
A newly constructed block of apartments in Xewkija, Gozo,
The Shift Team
December 10, 2023 10:36
Squatters ordered out as Villa Frere risks collapse
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. A Msida-based scaffolding company has
The Shift Team
December 8, 2023 08:55
Architect, lawyer, planning consultant Musumeci now advising on pensions too
Robert Musumeci, an architect, lawyer, and recipient of multiple
The Shift Team
December 3, 2023 09:53
UNESCO ambassador, culture minister silent on Ggantija apartments controversy
Malta’s Ambassador to UNESCO, Gozitan Monsignor Joe Vella Gauci,
The Shift Team
November 30, 2023 13:44
Ex-PA boss moved to ministry after PM’s advisor replaces him in €100,000 job
Martin Saliba, the former executive chairperson of the Planning
The Shift Team
November 29, 2023 13:13
Lands minister dismisses use of public land by restaurants in Valletta
Lands Minister Silvio Schembri dismissed concerns over restaurants and
Sean Montebello
November 28, 2023 15:45
Housing ministry rental reform to introduce limits already in place
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. An upcoming rent law reform
Sean Montebello
November 12, 2023 16:00
Prime Minister acquires land to expand guesthouse in Xewkija
Tista taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Prime Minister Robert Abela
The Shift Team
November 12, 2023 09:05
Marmara, Musumeci get more lucrative government consultancy contracts
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Labour pollster Vince Marmara and
The Shift Team
November 11, 2023 10:38
Heritage watchdog, Planning Authority staff in employment conflict of interest
While the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH) is supposed
Sean Montebello
November 9, 2023 16:04
After 45 years of illegalities, PA issues enforcement notice on Bidnija range
The Planning Authority issued an enforcement notice on the
The Shift Team
November 7, 2023 07:21
Tourism minister’s family face penalty for running illegal carpark in Mellieħa
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo’s family, including his father Joseph,
The Shift Team
November 3, 2023 08:30
Former public Mellieha green lung to be re-zoned for three apartment blocks
Tista taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. GAP Holdings’ Paul Attard,
Sean Montebello
October 31, 2023 14:00
Fish farm lobby advertises cleanup efforts but figures don’t add up
The Federation of Malta Aquaculture Producers, a fish farm
Sean Montebello
October 30, 2023 17:58
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
GAP Developments shareholder plans another project on public land in Birzebbugia
One of the main shareholders in GAP Developments, Paul
The Shift Team
October 29, 2023 10:09
Tarmac plant emitting potentially toxic fumes facing four-year-old enforcement notice
The controversial Bitmac tarmac processing plant at Tal-Balal Road
Sean Montebello
October 22, 2023 17:26
Bahrija ODZ villa development by tunnels contractor ‘non-starter’
The Planning Authority should not grant permission for an
The Shift Team
October 21, 2023 11:00
Mega developers set their sights on Gozo’s Fort Chambray
A group of mega-businessmen, mainly in the construction sector,
The Shift Team
October 21, 2023 08:48
700 open, unenforced illegal development cases pile up at Planning Authority
The Planning Authority has yet to complete enforcement action
Sean Montebello
October 19, 2023 09:46
Inclusion Ministry sports facility seeking planning permit long after inauguration
A sports facility in Qrendi is seeking Planning Authority
Sean Montebello
October 10, 2023 14:38
UNESCO raises fresh concerns over works at Co-Cathedral
UNESCO has raised fresh concerns over construction works at
The Shift Team
September 30, 2023 13:20
Sliema residents oppose Fr Marcellino’s plans for shelter for homeless youth
Residents in one of Malta’s most affluent neighbourhoods oppose
The Shift Team
September 26, 2023 10:10
Polidano’s payback
The Chamber of Architects concluded that Charles Polidano, iċ-Ċaqnu, was
Kevin Cassar
September 25, 2023 12:30
PAMA ‘garden’, underground extension ‘impossible’ unless rules change
An attempt to turn a large tract of ODZ
The Shift Team
September 22, 2023 08:31
It’s a goat farm with no goats, but a ‘store’ that’s a countryside residence
One of the two men accused of causing the
The Shift Team
September 20, 2023 08:42

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