Eden Leisure Group wants Paranga restaurant illegalities sanctioned
The Eden Leisure Group has filed a Planning Authority
Sean Montebello
September 17, 2023 06:47
Controversial €250,000 statue approved by panel led by ex-teacher with no relevant credentials
A €250,000 equestrian statue set to be installed in
The Shift Team
September 15, 2023 11:05
Gozo minister’s driver files new application for ‘garage’ on idyllic ODZ plot
Ronnie Camilleri, the driver of Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri,
The Shift Team
September 11, 2023 08:50
Developer pushes ahead with project for Mellieha green lung
Paul Attard, the secretary general of the Malta Developers
The Shift Team
September 8, 2023 09:41
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
After 30 years of planning illegalities, UNO club owners want PA rubber stamp
The group of businessmen behind one of Malta’s longest-running
The Shift Team
September 4, 2023 16:53
Wardija works create eyesore in picturesque ‘high value’ valley
Works on two adjacent parcels of land at Wied
Sean Montebello
August 31, 2023 14:55
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
Portelli’s Jerma project back on marketplace despite lack of PA approval
Apartments forming part of Joseph Portelli’s mega-project slated for
The Shift Team
August 26, 2023 07:02
Din l-Art Ħelwa in appeal to increase its planning objections and appeals
Din l-Art Ħelwa is appealing for funds to increase
The Shift Team
August 21, 2023 15:43
Cardinal Mario Grech’s plaque marking his own baptism has no permit
A marble plaque commemorating the baptism of Gozitan Cardinal
The Shift Team
August 21, 2023 10:11
Opinion: Course correction
“If you have a proposal that’s not in line
Kevin Cassar
August 19, 2023 14:45
Former minister Joe Mizzi wants public open space for front garden
Former minister Joe Mizzi is once again trying to
The Shift Team
August 11, 2023 17:17
Permit applications by architect in Kordin collapse still being approved
Adriana Zammit, the architect responsible for the Kordin construction
Sean Montebello
August 10, 2023 09:32
ERA objects to work done on private property during Nadur road project
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has told the
The Shift Team
August 8, 2023 18:07
Illegal ODZ room to be turned into a villa by Joseph Portelli’s architect
The Planning Authority has approved a development proposal which
Sean Montebello
August 7, 2023 18:00
Iniala Hotel says it will remove rooftop illegalities after UNESCO battering
The owner of the Iniala Hotel on Valletta’s St
The Shift Team
August 4, 2023 11:26
22-year environmental battle won as court confirms Hondoq permit denial
A 22-year battle to preserve Hondoq ir-Rummien Bay in
The Shift Team
August 1, 2023 11:13
Standards report on Fenech-Farrugia Mrieħel meeting goes to committee
A 2014 meeting between Yorgen Fenech and then parliamentary
The Shift Team
August 1, 2023 10:12
Gozo Ministry in illegal construction works at Xewkija racecourse
The Gozo Ministry has carried out illegal construction work
The Shift Team
July 29, 2023 17:24
Sliema apartment with 40 low-wage workers owned by Labour insider
The lack of action by the authorities against the
The Shift Team
July 25, 2023 10:04
UNESCO comes down hard on Valletta’s Iniala Hotel as PA takes no action
UNESCO, the United Nation’s authority for protecting World Heritage
The Shift Team
July 20, 2023 09:34
Only one PA enforcement notice on illegal dormitories for migrants
The Planning Authority has only one pending enforcement case
Sean Montebello
July 6, 2023 16:55
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
Planning Authority fixes website following The Shift’s queries
A bug on the Planning Authority website’s ‘advanced search’
The Shift Team
June 30, 2023 15:02
Planning Authority earns €42.5 million from regularisation scheme, so far
The Planning Authority has so far raked in over
The Shift Team
June 23, 2023 16:19
Concrete slabs with sharp rusty mesh dumped in the sea in Little Armier
Pictures and videos surfaced on social media showing large
The Shift Team
June 13, 2023 11:10
No permit for illegal Mellieha hotel, PA in a quandary over two illegal storeys
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) will not be issuing
The Shift Team
June 1, 2023 10:41
Legal action to be taken against recently-enacted ODZ regularisation scheme
Legal action is set to be taken against the
The Shift Team
May 27, 2023 13:50
PA recommends approval for Gozo Ministry’s ‘incompatible’ Xwejni horse
A controversial five-metre equestrian-themed bronze sculpture commissioned by the
The Shift Team
May 27, 2023 10:13

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