PA gives Palazzo Marnisi in Marsaxlokk highest level of protection
An emergency conservation order had been issued by the Superintendence of Cultural Heriitage last year following reports of vandalism
Seven-storey ‘quarry tower’ to give Naxxar skyline a bump
The Planning Authority is set to approve 275 residential units on the site of a disused quarry in the Sagħjtar area of Naxxar, towards Mosta
PA set to approve cul-de-sac to service new villas in Mellieħa woodland

Woodland earmarked for residential development in local plan had been designated as an Area of Ecological importance in 1996

Woodland earmarked for residential development in local...

Ċaqnu’s supermarket: PA appeals against compensation to former owners

The Planning Authority has appealed a court judgment awarding €331,295 in compensation for discrimination to landowners denied a permit

The Planning Authority has appealed a court judgment...

Sliema council and residents oppose 16-storey hotel on narrow alleyway

Residents express anguish at having endured constant building works for the past decade warning that the proposed project would further deteriorate air quality...

Residents express anguish at having endured constant...

Kalkara buffer earmarked for 10-villa development project

Villas proposed instead of cluster of roofless buildings on plot currently...

Villas proposed instead of cluster of roofless buildings on...

Tax-Xama to double in size with beach nourishment

Tax-Xama beach at St Paul’s Bay is set for a beach nourishment project by...

Tax-Xama beach at St Paul’s Bay is set for a beach...

Metropolis design ‘plagiarised’, court cancels €1.5 million claim

Metropolis developers win revocation of €1.5 million special privilege brought by Dutch architects who won original design contest

Metropolis developers win revocation of €1.5 million...

PAMA downscales shopping mall plans

New access to the shopping complex will be added because the present entrance from Pantar road poses a safety risk

New access to the shopping complex will be added because...

Corinthia submits plans for luxury resort, residences at former Ħal Ferħ site

Corinthia Hotels has submitted plans for a two-storey hotel and residences complex at the former Ħal Ferħ site in Għajn Tuffieħa • Talks with...

Corinthia Hotels has submitted plans for a two-storey hotel...

Għar Lapsi restaurant’s platform remains illegal

The Planning Authority has turned down an application to regularize a 24sq.m...

The Planning Authority has turned down an application to...

Unsightly Xemxija building could become hotel

Kaħlija Court, one of Malta’s most unsightly developments approved in...

Kaħlija Court, one of Malta’s most unsightly...

Gozo road gobbling 11,000 sq.m of agricultural land approved

Widening of road from Marsalforn to Rabat, Gozo justified by...

Widening of road from Marsalforn to Rabat, Gozo justified...

Qormi Centerparc wants two-storey DIY centre after local plan changes

A proposed amendment to the local plan in 2019 would increase the building...

A proposed amendment to the local plan in 2019 would...

Tal-Barrani braced for massive shopping mall

16,000sq.m mall to replace Ħal Għaxaq scrapyard and adjacent field

16,000sq.m mall to replace Ħal Għaxaq scrapyard and...

Zurrieq’s Garden of Eden seeks new permit for bungalows and private pools

Olive grove now proposed on site of illegal car park previously identified for bungalows

Olive grove now proposed on site of illegal car park...

Fomm ir-Riħ ‘store with a view’ wants permit

The owner of a plot in the pristine Fomm ir-Riħ wants a permit for a 15sq.m...

The owner of a plot in the pristine Fomm ir-Riħ wants a...

Naxxar quarry at Sgħajtar earmarked for five seven-storey blocks

Development of 278 units over five seven-storey blocks in a residential area of...

Development of 278 units over five seven-storey blocks in a...

Solar farm proposal on Għajnsielem greenhouses turned down

A proposal to erect three massive greenhouses, partly covered by PV panels, on...

A proposal to erect three massive greenhouses, partly...

Ta’ Mena’s agri-tourism project in Gozo approved

An agri-tourism project in Marsalforn Valley gets the planning green light with...

An agri-tourism project in Marsalforn Valley gets the...