


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...