PA set to refuse Hagar Qim restaurant make-over
Project was being objected to by the National World Heritage Technical Committee, Heritage Malta and the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage over concerns on both its visual...
Graffitti says discrepancy in Villa Rosa consultation betrays government acquiescence
Planning Authority document initiating local plan review for the Villa Rosa high-rise has included an additional area beyond the land parcel’s original delineation in...
Fate of Balzan trees still in the balance after revocation of Portelli permit

​A J Portelli development in Balzan was given the thumbs-down in the Planning Authority’s environment and planning review tribunal, confirming the...

​A J Portelli development in Balzan was given the...

Six-storey addition to Britannia flats in sanitary breach

​The proposed additional six floors over the standalone early-20th century...

​The proposed additional six floors over the standalone...

Coast usurped for profits of the few without public domain protection – ADPD

Green Party says commercialisation of Maltese coast is leading to the takeover of every open space

Green Party says commercialisation of Maltese coast is...

Guest house proposed instead of disused Kuncizzjoni building

A restaurant aiming for Michelin Star status and eight guest rooms with outdoor...

A restaurant aiming for Michelin Star status and eight...

Second renewal bid for Mgarr fuel pump relocation

Mġarr petrol station seeks second-time renewal of relocation permit to...

Mġarr petrol station seeks second-time renewal of...

PA approves ODZ substation in Manikata

Case Officer had recommended refusal but Planning Commission has approved on basis of policy exempting projects of national interest from ODZ rules

Case Officer had recommended refusal but Planning...

Planning Authority tribunal revokes Joseph Portelli’s Balzan permit

Environment and Planning Review Tribunal revokes permit for an 88-unit complex,...

Environment and Planning Review Tribunal revokes permit for...

PA to decide on application to double size of Mellieha Bay Hotel

Case officer recommends approval overruling objections by Superintendence for...

Case officer recommends approval overruling objections by...

Burmarrad: ‘Public garden’ proposed on top of petrol station

Burmarrad garden proposed above vulcaniser station, as ERA warns against...

Burmarrad garden proposed above vulcaniser station, as ERA...

Landmark court ruling quashes automatic right to build five floors

Building five floors wherever this is allowed by local plans is not an...

Building five floors wherever this is allowed by local...

PA bends rules to allow new storeys above iconic Sliema ‘Ramel’ building

FAA appealing permit to add storeys to protected landmark building, in breach of rules protecting Category A property inside urban conservation area

FAA appealing permit to add storeys to protected landmark...

[PHOTOS] Villa Rosa: €305m high-rise will have 789 serviced apartments to house 24,000 'tourists'

Anton Camilleri will self-finance the Villa Rosa development at St George’s Bay that will generate 2,214 cars a day but offer 11,000 square metres of...

Anton Camilleri will self-finance the Villa Rosa...

Għajnsielem valley arch to be rebuilt

​The Għajnsielem local council plans to reconstruct an iconic arched walkway bridge which collapsed in the mid-20th century, in a bid to restore the...

​The Għajnsielem local council plans to reconstruct an...

PA requests downsizing of proposed Mtarfa international school extension

PA’s planning board says proposed building needs to be downsized to blend in better with adjacent Grade 2 buildings

PA’s planning board says proposed building needs to...

Friends of the Earth crowdfund restoration of old Comino bakery for community centre

FOE wants to turn old Comino bakery into into a community centre equipped with basic hosting facilities, space for informal workshops and a space to...

FOE wants to turn old Comino bakery into into a...

Eight-storey office, mall and supermarket for Toyota showroom

Project includes a four-storey mall, with supermarket, a six-storey car park...

Project includes a four-storey mall, with supermarket, a...

Cruise liner terminal parking in the balance over archaeological finds

A proposal to construct five parking levels for 195 cars and one level of commercial outlets for the Valletta cruise terminal on a site presently used as a...

A proposal to construct five parking levels for 195 cars...

Balluta rooftop restaurant finds no favour with heritage watchdog

PA asked to sanction more illegal works at former Piccolo Padre restaurant...

PA asked to sanction more illegal works at former Piccolo...