Residents, activists occupy outdoor tables and chairs in dB Group’s Mellieħa restaurant
Graffitti, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar and resident groups occupied dB Group’s Mellieħa establishment, demanding that the PA rejects the company’s sanctioning...
Pedestrian road proposed in Portelli’s Dolphin Complex site
A previous permit for the erection of 88 apartments had been revoked by the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal
PA says no to carpark on Qormi fields

The Planning Commission has refused an application to turn ODZ farmland into a temporary carpark

The Planning Commission has refused an application to turn...

Simar nature reserve under threat of new seven-storey block of apartments

New seven-storey application in front of Simar Nature Reserve filed within couple of weeks of BirdLife calling press conference over insensitive...

New seven-storey application in front of Simar Nature...

Rationalisation encroaches on historical Zabbar farmhouse

Plans have been amended to spare farmhouse from demolition, but the...

Plans have been amended to spare farmhouse from demolition,...

PA rejects permit request for outdoor structures at Il-Fortizza in Sliema

According to the Commission, the existing illegal structures, as well as the proposed installation of a bigger exterior dining area, are altering the external...

According to the Commission, the existing illegal...

Residents fear noise from proposed ‘multipurpose venue’ on Rialto rooftop

A rooftop ‘multipurpose venue’ being proposed on top of the Rialto has raised concerns that the neighbouring residents will be exposed to noise...

A rooftop ‘multipurpose venue’ being proposed...

Heritage watchdog objects to ‘Buddha bar’ plans in Armier but ERA has no problem

Plans to turn the Baia Beach club in Armier into a Buddha bar with new sunbathing and rooftop restaurant facilities, were given thumbs down by the heritage...

Plans to turn the Baia Beach club in Armier into a Buddha...

New bridge, roundabout to link Gzira promenade to Manoel Island

​A case officer report is recommending the approval of a 22m diameter...

​A case officer report is recommending the approval of a...

Planning Commission rejects Triq Santa Margerita development due to streetscape integrity

The Planning Commission has dismissed a proposed development in Sliema's Urban Conservation Area (UCA), specifically in Triq Santa Margerita, due to...

The Planning Commission has dismissed a proposed...

Case officer rules out new dwellings along Zabbar cemetery wall

Area where dwellings are being proposed was zoned for future cemetery expansion...

Area where dwellings are being proposed was zoned for...

Qawra regional health centre to serve the northern region

Plans for a regional health centre in Qawra foresee an underground carpark for...

Plans for a regional health centre in Qawra foresee an...

Concerns persist over visual impact of planned elderly home in Naxxar ODZ

An elderly home proposed outside development zones in Naxxar by Marlon Brincat, the Labour minority leader of the Naxxar local council has been granted...

An elderly home proposed outside development zones in...

Kunċizzjoni guesthouse dreams of Michelin glory

Abandoned poultry farm turned into restaurant gets approval from environmental...

Abandoned poultry farm turned into restaurant gets approval...

Attard supermarket plans withdrawn

An application for a supermarket and apartments on a vacant plot a short distance away from the official residence of the US ambassador, has been withdrawn...

An application for a supermarket and apartments on a vacant...

Santa Luċija: PA overrules local plan in project that will obliterate green area

Santa Luċija mayor votes in favour despite council survey showing 53% of residents oppose project

Santa Luċija mayor votes in favour despite council survey...

Heritage watchdog objects to hotel in listed Marsaxlokk property

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is objecting to plans for a 40-room...

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is objecting to...

Unfinished ‘rationalisation’: land the size of 33 football grounds awaits PA’s verdict

The Planning Authority still has to approve zoning applications on 16 different land parcels added to development boundaries in 2006 over a total area of...

The Planning Authority still has to approve zoning...

Virgin land half the size of Valletta could be lost to development

Several parcels of land measuring a total 264,000sq.m that were added to the...

Several parcels of land measuring a total 264,000sq.m that...

PA rejects new Suq tal-Belt canopies

Arkadia had proposed two retractable canopies to replace existing awnings the removal of which had been ordered by the Planning Authority in 2019

Arkadia had proposed two retractable canopies to replace...