Joseph Portelli applies to sanction giant illegal pools in Qala
Application foresees regularisation of  two pools one of 414 sq.m and another of 267 sq.m.
Portelli’s Birkirkara makeover: five-storey block opposite Big Ben
Proposed block is one of several being proposed in this part of Birkirkara
PA ignores ERA, approves plans to turn Zabbar ruin into villa

PA has approved the redevelopment of a countryside ruin into a villa in Zabbar...

PA has approved the redevelopment of a countryside ruin...

Council told to involve public over Birkirkara footbridge

The he Birkirkara local council to discuss imposing 10m-high pedestrian bridge...

The he Birkirkara local council to discuss imposing...

Zabbar fields under threat of Infrastructure Malta roadworks

Roadworks are protruding into fields outside the development zones in...

Roadworks are protruding into fields outside the...

Dingli road exempt under DNO law because it has been 'schemed' since 1965

PA says road first identified in 1965 is schemed and can be built with exemption for planning permit under DNO law

PA says road first identified in 1965 is schemed and can be...

Ta’ Qali extension looks less like a ‘green, open space’ and just a concert venue

Formalised area with little wilding but an underground car park and walkways to arena, is attracting critics on social media

Formalised area with little wilding but an underground car...

Dingli protests: IM boss proposes compromise for smaller road

Infrastructure Malta CEO Frederick Azzopardi says there is a compromise for a...

Infrastructure Malta CEO Frederick Azzopardi says there is...

Planning Authority approves Ta’ Qali concert venue instead of concrete plant

Planning Authority sanctions illegal excavation of site which had been ‘deplored’ by the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage  

Planning Authority sanctions illegal excavation of...

Graffitti hits back with 192-strong residents’ petition against Dingli roadworks

Petition signed by 192 residents in Sqaq il-Museum, Triq San Ġwann Bosco and Daħla tas-Sienja presented to Transport Minister Ian Borg

Petition signed by 192 residents in Sqaq il-Museum,...

Graffitti activists resume protest in Dingli as IM pushes ahead with controversial road

The activists camped overnight on the field that will be obliterated by the road connecting the two alleys

The activists camped overnight on the field that will be...

[WATCH] Graffitti activists protest roadworks in Dingli as Infrastructure Malta tries to block access to site

Activists are spending a second day in Dingli to prevent further works on a local road

Activists are spending a second day in Dingli to prevent...

[WATCH] Roads agency to steam ahead on Dingli alley works, Graffitti protest on site

Infrastructure Malta says controversial road connecting Dingli alleyways can go ahead after appeals tribunal decision

Infrastructure Malta says controversial road connecting...

Government coastal works in Ġnejna withdrawn after owners’ objections

The Infrastructure Ministry has withdrawn an application for coastal protection works at Ġnejna beach, following objections by 'the private owners of the...

The Infrastructure Ministry has withdrawn an application...

Transport Malta objects to Lapsi restaurant slipway tables

Transport Malta has objected the regularisation of a Carmen’s Bar...

Transport Malta has objected the regularisation of a...

Marsalforn coastal defence project threatens protected seagrass

Impact assessment will be required on breakwater plans to shield bay and...

Impact assessment will be required on breakwater plans to...

Planning tribunal rules in favour of uprooting centenarian trees in Dingli

Appeal turned down because environmentalists failed to prove they were aggrieved by the uprooting of the trees 

Appeal turned down because environmentalists failed to...

Birkirkara footbridge to replace traffic lights

A proposal by Infrastructure Malta will see a 14m-high footbridge...

A proposal by Infrastructure Malta will see...

Xgħajra’s ‘hyper-contemporary’ towers shot down by cultural heritage watchdog

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has shot down plans by Jason Mifsud’s Elegant Homes for the development of three 14-storey towers along...

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has shot down...

Fortina’s Captain Morgan wants entire Balluta area, NGOs raise alarm

Environmental activists warn that Captain Morgan company is seeking to expand its takeover of Balluta Bay with new planning application 

Environmental activists warn that Captain Morgan company is...