


Paceville’s quaint townhouse row faces Westin expansion
Westin Dragonara hotel wants Planning Authority to change zoning rules in...
Westin Dragonara hotel wants Planning Authority to change...

St George’s Bay tent structure returns after tribunal’s concession
Appeals tribunal overturns PA’s refusal for permanent glass structure that blocked bay’s vista by allowing retractable tent for restaurant
Appeals tribunal overturns PA’s refusal for permanent...

2021 sees lowest approval of ODZ dwellings in five years
In 2021 the Planning Authority approved 107 new dwellings outside development...
In 2021 the Planning Authority approved 107 new dwellings...

Heritage watchdog says new Sliema townhouse storeys are unacceptable
Superintendence objects to additional floors on Blanche Huber Street townhouses...
Superintendence objects to additional floors on Blanche...

Hotel eyes Bormla library terrace where children play
Residents protest proposed by hotel cafeteria to put its al fresco seating on...
Residents protest proposed by hotel cafeteria to put its al...

Fortina requests two more storeys on Tigné block
New plans also envisage an extension of the two already approved uppermost...
New plans also envisage an extension of the two already...

€12m price tag for Mgarr land size of 57 football grounds
Two adjoining plots the size of 57 football grounds overlooking Ġnejna Bay,...
Two adjoining plots the size of 57 football grounds...

Planning Commission rejects regularisation of illegal Baħrija gate blocking access to coast
Planning Commission rules that a gate erected on private land to block access to a long-standing footpath in rural Baħrija is in breach of policy
Planning Commission rules that a gate erected on private...

Another iconic Balzan building in danger
An iconic Balzan building opposite Joseph Portelli’s massive Park Lane development could be demolished to make way for 13 new dwellings
An iconic Balzan building opposite Joseph Portelli’s...

Garden spared as Ta’ Xbiex marina restaurant moves to the foreshore in latest plans
Plans for a coastal restaurant and offices on the Ta’ Xbiex promenade have been resubmitted by the transport authority, after initial plans proposing...
Plans for a coastal restaurant and offices on the Ta’...

Sports village proposed on former Flower Power ODZ site in Ta’ Qali
A foreign-owned company wants to develop an area the size of 30 football...
A foreign-owned company wants to develop an area the size...

Six-storey addition to Sliema’s Britannia Flats ‘unacceptable’ says watchdog
The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has shot down the design of a proposed six-storey addition on the existing Britannia Flats as 'unacceptable'
The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has shot down the...

Villa Rosa sole bidders for public alley
The developers of the Villa Rosa estate in St George’s Bay are the sole bidders for a public alleyway that connects the beachfront to the vast expanse...
The developers of the Villa Rosa estate in St...

PA defers decision on stables near Portelli’s Sannat project
Architect asked to ‘verify’ alleged illegalities on client’s...
Architect asked to ‘verify’ alleged...

Less ‘power of incumbency’ at Planning Authority in election run-up
698 planning permits issued during five-week electoral campaign, down from a record 1,247 permits in 2017 campaign
698 planning permits issued during five-week electoral...

12-year saga for Burmarrad to get its own pharmacy
Burmarrad may finally get pharmacy after court lambasts ‘illegal’...
Burmarrad may finally get pharmacy after court lambasts...

Under threat: Sliema townhouses opposite scheduled houses
A planning application has been presented to add three new storeys to three...
A planning application has been presented to add three new...

Go Exchange to make way for 127 apartments and 11 shops
Excel Investments, the company owned by Gozitan developer Joe Portelli, has...
Excel Investments, the company owned by Gozitan developer...