Guest house proposed in Hamrun’s oldest building
A planning application has been submitted to convert Palazzo Atocia, a dilapidated Grade 1 listed building in Ħamrun, which dates back to the time of the Order of Saint John,...
PA ignores cultural heritage watchdog to approve eight-storey block in Pieta
The Planning Authority has greenlit the construction of an eight-storey block with seven flats overlooking Triq ix-Xatt in Pietà, despite multiple objections from the...
Naxxar high-rise will compete with Mosta dome, Superintendence warns

Cultural heritage watchdog says it is gravely concerned at 10-storey block on...

Cultural heritage watchdog says it is gravely concerned at...

Marsa six-storey block over 19th century building and farmland

A six-storey high office development is being proposed on farmland in Marsa...

A six-storey high office development is being proposed on...

Leap in the dark? DB go-ahead depends on tunnel beneath Natura 2000 site

Approval for downscaled City Centre project in Pembroke based on assumption that 1.4km tunnel will be dug beneath Natura 2000 site, the environmental impacts...

Approval for downscaled City Centre project in Pembroke...

Residents and organisations file appeal against ERA approval of DB project’s EIA

Planning Directorate recommends approval of the dB Group City Centre project in Pembroke

Planning Directorate recommends approval of the dB...

Developers persist with high-rise in Naxxar’s former trade fair carpark

The development will see the construction of two cylindrical blocks of eight and ten floors in the former Naxxar trade fair carpark

The development will see the construction of two...

Unique WWII pillbox in Kalkara could be demolished

A planning application to demolish a modified pillbox just five metres off the...

A planning application to demolish a modified pillbox just...

Nine-storey commercial development proposed next to Wied Għomor bridge

Zoning application to change designation of 2,743sq.m plot in St Julian’s from public open space as envisaged in the local plan to permit...

Zoning application to change designation of 2,743sq.m...

Warehouse complex threatens Ħal-Farruġ agricultural land

Residents of Ħal-Farruġ and eleven NGOs join forces in opposing warehouse...

Residents of Ħal-Farruġ and eleven NGOs join forces in...

85% of Marsa residents unaware of 16-storey high-rise

A majority of Marsa residents, 57%, “approved” or “somewhat...

A majority of Marsa residents, 57%, “approved”...

Small mercies: developers ‘revise’ plans for Naxxar’s Pjazza Ċelsi

Changes have been made to ameliorate the design of a massive five-storey block of 72 apartments on Naxxar’s quaint Pjazza Ċelsi, by the former trade...

Changes have been made to ameliorate the design of a...

Groyne next to Ghadira cart ruts raises watchdog concerns

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage expresses concern on the...

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage expresses...

Changing planning rules: will government have to compensate owners to stop uglification?

Will developers have a right to ‘compensation’ if planning rules are changed to put a halt to the country’s uglification? A European Court of...

Will developers have a right to ‘compensation’...

Seven-storey hotel proposed opposite Sacred Heart school in St Julian’s

A seven-storey hotel set to include 23 rooms is being proposed opposite the gate of the Sacred Heart school in St Julian’s

A seven-storey hotel set to include 23 rooms is being...

Infrastructure Malta backtracks on relocation of Anton Agius monument in Mosta

Transport Minister Ian Borg says plans to relocate Anton Agius monument in Mosta by Infrastructure Malta reflected council's wishes but the agency...

Transport Minister Ian Borg says plans to relocate Anton...

Smart supermarket wants expanded car park

More trees to make way for car park on area identified for commercial unit and...

More trees to make way for car park on area identified for...

Ian Borg’s roadbuilders want Virgin Mary instead of Anton Agius sculpture

Bizarre request to relocate Mosta sculpture by Anton Agius to be replaced with 7m-high ornate statue of Virgin Mary

Bizarre request to relocate Mosta sculpture by Anton Agius...

Oil tank cleaning facility relocation to Marsa causing concern amongst residents - Moviment Graffitti

"Marsa, due to its topography and socio-economic activity, is not a suitable place for oil cleaning activity since fumes generated from oil cleaning will...

"Marsa, due to its topography and socio-economic...

NGOs balk at Calypso cave ‘makeover’ for souvenir shop and interpretation centre

The Environment and Resources Authority is calling on the Gozo ministry to downscale a 44sq.m ‘interpretation centre’ and souvenir shop atop...

The Environment and Resources Authority is calling on the...