[WATCH] Paola parish priest: ‘At the end of the day we must pay the bills’
Paola parish priest confirms private operator will be responsible for cafeteria but insists before any arrangements are made the church needs to know what the authorities are...
Tribunal revokes refusal of ODZ fuel station in Tal-Balal
The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal has revoked a decision taken by the Planning Authority eight years ago to refuse a petrol station in Iklin
Superintendence objects to supermarket in disused Marsaskala ODZ quarry

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is opposing the  development of a supermarket on a large parcel of ODZ land in Marsaskala

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is opposing...

PA approves Labour councillor’s old people’s home in the ODZ

Three storey high old people’s home proposed instead of one storey high...

Three storey high old people’s home proposed instead...

Three new floors could be approved on Paceville’s listed townhouses

A proposal to add three floors to a row of nine listed Grade 2 townhouses in...

A proposal to add three floors to a row of nine listed...

Cassola reports dB works to cultural heritage watchdog

dB group insists all works are in line with the planning permit, which allows...

dB group insists all works are in line with the planning...

Beefbar appeals PA’s refusal of Buġibba pontoon for boats

The Beefbar owners have filed an appeal in a bid to overturn the Planning...

The Beefbar owners have filed an appeal in a bid to...

Macina hotel lift proposal raises ‘grave concern’

Isla Macina hotel operator wants glass lift but heritage watchdog is concerned...

Isla Macina hotel operator wants glass lift but heritage...

Msida council objects to flats on farmland overlooking Valley Road

The Msida local council is objecting to residential development on an...

The Msida local council is objecting to residential...

Free no more: A price tag on groundwater

For the first time ever, the state intends to impose a tariff on ground water abstracted from the water table through boreholes while offering substantial...

For the first time ever, the state intends to impose a...

PA resumes direct action on illegal Xewkija scrapyard

Truckloads of illegal scrap material which includes derelict cars, trucks,...

Truckloads of illegal scrap material which includes...

Graffitti tells PA: ‘Remove illegal parking before considering Wied Babu villas’

Moviment Graffitti demands reinstatement of a 4,900 sq.m illegal parking to its original garigue environment before permit for villas is even considered •...

Moviment Graffitti demands reinstatement of a 4,900 sq.m...

Towering trees along Valley Road to get a shaving

No trees will be uprooted but canopies will be reduced by six metres in...

No trees will be uprooted but canopies will be reduced by...

Planning Authority rules against demolition of staircase in Villa Blackman

The application in question aimed to repurpose the villa into a childcare centre. The application was rejected citing concerns about the adverse impact on...

The application in question aimed to repurpose the villa...

Over 2,000 signatories in protest against Mqabba tarmac plant relocation

Residents from Qrendi, Imqabba, Zurrieq and Siggiewi demand for respect for their quality of life and call on Project Green to intervene

Residents from Qrendi, Imqabba, Zurrieq and Siggiewi demand...

Five-storey development proposed along Mosta’s Wied il-Ghasel

Development height aligned to that of the opposite Casa Arkati • Proposed...

Development height aligned to that of the opposite Casa...

Lands Authority to discuss transfer of its land in Qajjenza after PA decision

The Lands Authority will wait for the Planning Authority’s verdict on a zoning application in Qajjenza before it considers transfering public land to a...

The Lands Authority will wait for the Planning...

Mqabba, Western Regional Councils up in arms on tarmac plant relocation

Mqabba mayor and Western Regional Council president, both of whom are Labour representatives, strongly condemn relocation of tarmac plant from Ħal...

Mqabba mayor and Western Regional Council president,...

‘Eye-candy’ photomontages can fool planners

Photomontages showing how a development will look like to any person standing...

Photomontages showing how a development will look like to...

ODZ shopping mall and hotel proposed next to Marsaskala petrol station

Development which includes a supermarket is being proposed next to petrol station and 155 meters away from another supermarket also being proposed outside the...

Development which includes a supermarket is being proposed...