Burmarrad mall and supermarket set for approval
A four-storey shopping mall and supermarket are set for approval in Burmarrad, marking another step in the area’s shift from rural hamlet to commercial hub
2,400 reports of suspected illegal works in 2024
Planning Authority’s annual report laments that increase in applications for recreational uses in the countryside adding pressure
Modernist villa overlooking protected St Paul’s Bay coastline under threat

Five-storey block could take place of ‘pleasant and modernist’ villa

Five-storey block could take place of ‘pleasant and...

Update 2 | PA board approves Manoel Island masterplan with 300 apartments

By the unanimous decision of seven board members after four recused themselves, the Planning Authority approves the Manoel Island masterplan

By the unanimous decision of seven board members after four...

Dingli villas at hamlet’s edge ‘excessive’

Four detached villas with two pools are being proposed on agricultural land...

Four detached villas with two pools are being proposed on...

Santa Marija estate woodland threatened by bungalows

Planning Authority approves zoning request for new road paving way to six...

Planning Authority approves zoning request for new road...

Marsaskala outrage over marina nobody wants, has bidders concerned

Ian Borg’s Transport Malta regulator sticks to minimum 700-berth marina,...

Ian Borg’s Transport Malta regulator sticks to...

Watchdogs shoot down Kalkara 10-villa project

Kalkara council, ERA and Superintendence for Cultural Heritage object to villa...

Kalkara council, ERA and Superintendence for Cultural...

Ramla Bay seven-storey resort will dominate Marfa views

Demolition of old hotel for three new blocks will raise Ramla hotel to seven...

Demolition of old hotel for three new blocks will raise...

ADPD appeals for immediate reversal of the 2006 local plans

Green Party says the environment and quality of life must be prioritised over...

Green Party says the environment and quality of life must...

Plans for Xemxija marina foresee berthing for 168 boats

Xemxija marina will cover an area of four large football grounds and would...

Xemxija marina will cover an area of four large football...

Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex hopeful meetings on Marsalforn road project will address environmental concerns

The approved road widening project for the road linking Marsalforn to Rabat, has raised alarm on its environmental impact

The approved road widening project for the road linking...

Garden of Eden: owners to restore illegal car park to natural state

Restoration of illegal car park over 5,000sq.m gets backing...

Restoration of illegal car park over 5,000sq.m...

Mosta windmill: five-storey block targets farmhouse

Cultural Heritage watchdog objects to demolition of farmhouse and attempt to...

Cultural Heritage watchdog objects to demolition of...

Lidl gets planning permit for Żebbuġ supermarket

The planning board has granted the Lidl supermarket chain permission to build a...

The planning board has granted the Lidl supermarket chain...

Ta’ Giorni high-rise would tower over Balluta Bay

PA advisors want considerable mitigation measures to three-tower project that...

PA advisors want considerable mitigation measures to...

Watchdog wants Joseph Portelli’s irregular Nadur ‘store’ removed

‘Store with a view’ in Gozo construction magnate’s field should be removed, Culture Heritage watchdog says

‘Store with a view’ in Gozo construction...

Giant snail farm proposed in solar greenhouses in Naxxar

A snail farm is being proposed in greenhouses on a 10,400sq.m plot along Triq...

A snail farm is being proposed in greenhouses on a...

Architects proposed ‘natural’ design that retained olive trees for Mosta garden

A design submitted for the Greenserv urban greening projects proposed a more natural look for the Mosta Ċikku Fenech garden

A design submitted for the Greenserv urban greening...

Mosta gains a public garden, but it will lose 80,000sq.m to development

The ‘Ċikku Fenech’ field that will become a public garden will be a reprieve for the future onslaught on 80,000sq.m of fields that Mosta will have...

The ‘Ċikku Fenech’ field that will become a...