Villa Rosa local plan changes shock NGOs as PM, Opposition give silent nod
Moviment Graffitti: ‘Villa Rosa plans shows developers’ reign and savage greed is ruining country’; Arnold Cassola: ‘Bernard Grech disappointment’
Divers see Wied iż-Żurrieq upgrade works as missed opportunity for area regeneration
Wied iż-Żurrieq is the second most popular diving site in Malta after the Ċirkewwa Marine Park, and thousands of incoming tourist divers as well as the...
PA approves new Gżira roundabout and Manoel Island bridge

Planning board approves condition requiring a bicycle lane in the new...

Planning board approves condition requiring a bicycle lane...

Ħondoq project is dead, as environmentalists celebrate court judgement

Appeals Court upholds planning appeals tribunal’s rejection of controversial Ħondoq ir-Rummien marina project, sealing its fate after 22-year process

Appeals Court upholds planning appeals tribunal’s...

Application for 30,000sq.m obstacle course on Ta’Qali farmland withdrawn

Architect asks for a postponement of a decision which was due on Thursday, claiming government intends to issue a new policy regulating outside gyms

Architect asks for a postponement of a decision which was...

PA set to approve two 11-storey towers in Smart City

The two plots where the development is set to take place were originally zoned...

The two plots where the development is set to take place...

Abandoned Sa Maison elderly home to rise to nine floors and house 48 apartments

​An imposing residential development consisting of 48 apartments is being proposed instead of the Sa Maison elderly home in Pieta

​An imposing residential development consisting of 48...

PA will not renew Kalkara valley-side project permit but instead reassess it afresh in exceptional move

The Planning Authority says it cannot ‘renew’ application originally approved in 2012 and renewed in 2017 but has to re-assess it on the merits of...

The Planning Authority says it cannot ‘renew’...

MIDI: Manoel Island buildings to occupy less than 10% of concession

MIDI submits full planning application, saying new buildings occupy less than...

MIDI submits full planning application, saying new...

Paola’s village core under attack as Portelli’s partner proposes five-storey block

21 apartments and a shop are being proposed on a 335sq.m plot on a corner site between Triq Valletta and Triq Brittanja

21 apartments and a shop are being proposed on a 335sq.m...

Heritage watchdog accepts three new floors on Sirdar House in St Julian’s

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage has cleared the building of three new floors and a receded floor on top of Villa Sirdar in St Julian’s

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage has cleared the...

New five-storey office block sets precedent in Xewkija

Planning Commission overrules case officer and heritage watchdog to approve...

Planning Commission overrules case officer and heritage...

Lay Lay complex in Marsaskala could rise to eight floors

An additional 59 apartments are being proposed at the Lay Lay complex in...

An additional 59 apartments are being proposed at the Lay...

PA approves 31-storey tower on Fort Cambridge barracks

Development brief approved in 2006 and which was never revoked had excluded...

Development brief approved in 2006 and which was never...

Karkanja applies to renew demolition of Golden Harvest site in Gzira

ERA wants details about project’s second phase to avoid ‘piecemeal...

ERA wants details about project’s second phase to...

Portelli seeks villas instead of abandoned ODZ tourist complex near Mizieb

CF Developers a company owned by Joseph Portelli is proposing six villas each with a swimming pool instead of agricultural structures and a tourism complex...

CF Developers a company owned by Joseph Portelli is...

Planning Authority resumes direct action on illegal development adjacent to the Pietà boċċi club

Planning Authority resumes direct action on illegal works in a Grade 1 scheduled area in Pietà after court gives green light

Planning Authority resumes direct action on illegal works...

Illegal Marsaskala kiosk sealed by Planning Authority

Fajtata Kiosk encroached and took over public space at Marsaskala

Fajtata Kiosk encroached and took over public space at...

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...