ERA objects to ‘restoration’ of Qala ruin by Portelli’s company
Environment and Resources Authority firmly objecting to application by a company partly-owned by construction mogul Joseph Portelli to ‘reconstruct and restore’ a...
Dingli cliff-face fireworks factory earmarked for olive oil production
The owners of the Pulvich fireworks factory have filed a planning application in a bid to replace a disused factory that has been literally carved into the Dingli cliffs’...
Massive Kalkara development bid will be renewed by Planning Authority

The Planning Authority is set to renew a permit for the construction of 88...

The Planning Authority is set to renew a permit for the...

Birkirkara: supermarket to create over 1,200 new car trips

A proposed supermarket and office and residential complex on a 4,000sq.m plot...

A proposed supermarket and office and residential complex...

Santa Luċija open space development threatens residents' quality of life - ADPD

The Greens say that the proposed block would undermine the locality's characteristics and its way of life

The Greens say that the proposed block would undermine the...

Garden of Eden: fate of illegal carpark linked to bungalows

ERA and case officer had insisted 4,900sq.m car park be restored back to...

ERA and case officer had insisted 4,900sq.m car park be...

Demolition of Fleur De Lys townhouses ‘unacceptable’ for heritage watchdog

Reacting to a proposed demolition of townhouses to make way for five-storey developments along Triq Fleur de Lys, heritage watchdog insists streetscape is...

Reacting to a proposed demolition of townhouses to make way...

Qala local council appeals Joseph Portelli's ODZ swimming pools in Qala

Mayor Paul Buttigieg says the Planning Commission approved ODZ development despite ERA's objections

Mayor Paul Buttigieg says the Planning Commission approved...

PA uncomfortable with dismantling Marsaxlokk tower in absence of alternative site for relocation

PA postpones decision on dismantling of Marsaxlokk barumbara after chair expresses discomfort that alternative site has not yet been identified

PA postpones decision on dismantling of Marsaxlokk...

Hotelier persists with plans to knock down Palazzina Vincenti in St Julian’s

Plans submitted last week still envisage the demolition of the austere modernist building and its replacement by a 14-storey hotel despite PA’ emergency...

Plans submitted last week still envisage the demolition of...

Marsaxlokk historical barumbara could make way for new road

​A case officer is recommending the approval of the dismantling and...

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

Developers pay €7,000 ‘heritage gain’ not to re-use old Fgura stone

​A ‘heritage gain’ of €7,000 will allow developers to scupper the obligation of reutilising the stone corbels of an old farmhouse in Fgura,...

​A ‘heritage gain’ of €7,000 will allow...

Rabat Saqqajja hotel permit revoked

The planning appeals tribunal has revoked the permit for a proposed hotel on Saqqajja Hill after project was approved before geological studies were done...

The planning appeals tribunal has revoked the permit for a...

Five-storey building will mar Santa Lucija’s low-lying streetscapes

Residents brace themselves for fight against proposed development that will...

Residents brace themselves for fight against proposed...

Superintendence clears way for Stivala hotel overlooking Villa Bonici gardens

Photomontages of an 11-storey hotel overlooking the scheduled Villa Bonici gardens impress Superintendence for Cultural Heritage

Photomontages of an 11-storey hotel overlooking the...

Robert Abela applies to rebuild Żejtun ODZ villa

The plans foresee the construction of a replacement villa with a basement...

The plans foresee the construction of a replacement villa...

Superintendence drops objection to hotel and cabanas in historical garden

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has dropped its objections to a new three-storey extension to an existing Palazzo, a swimming pool and 13 cabanas in...

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has dropped its...

ERA approves doubling of Mellieha Bay hotel

The Environment and Resouces Authority is recommending a ‘no...

The Environment and Resouces Authority is recommending a...

Mizzi Estates apply to rebuild derelict Mellieha hotel on protected site

The former Festival Hotel nuzzled on the hillside below the Red Tower in Mellieha could be rebuilt with owners submitting plans for a new hotel in the...

The former Festival Hotel nuzzled on the hillside below the...

Sannat gets more flats after Portelli-linked application gets go ahead

Sannat block linked to Joseph Portelli gets planning green light in another case of ‘salami slicing’

Sannat block linked to Joseph Portelli gets planning green...