


Heritage watchdog objecting to Birkirkara house demolition
Superintendence strongly objects to Birkirkara village core demolition
Superintendence strongly objects to Birkirkara village core...

Central Link: developer wants roadside café
A roadside cafeteria is being proposed instead of a derelict rural building...
A roadside cafeteria is being proposed instead of a...

‘Guesthouses’ sprawling into residential areas in Birkirkara, Sliema and Gozo
Six-storey guesthouse in Sliema’s Amery Street, five-storey and four-storey guesthouses in Birkirkara and San Lawrenz
Six-storey guesthouse in Sliema’s Amery Street,...

St Julian’s valley ruins to get green light for guesthouse
Ruins of two houses Wied Ghomor valley houses approved for rebuilding as...
Ruins of two houses Wied Ghomor valley houses approved...

Santa Lucija activists meet Borg with alternative design for Tal-Barrani entrance
Save Sta Lucija Open Spaces Network tell roads minister jogging track green area must be spared from roads project
Save Sta Lucija Open Spaces Network tell roads...

‘Magic wand’ treatment at Planning Authority turns Gozo rabbitry into villa
Controversial permits issued in 1999, 2014, 2018 and 2019 pave way for a villa with pool in a pristine location of Gozo
Controversial permits issued in 1999, 2014, 2018 and 2019...

74% of Planning Authority zoning applications not accessible to the public
Zoning applications not accessible to the public include a couple of large tracts of land within building zones, but located in sensitive areas of ecological...
Zoning applications not accessible to the public include a...

Planning Authority to make an incision in the bastions
The Planning Authority is set to approve its own application, to make an...
The Planning Authority is set to approve its own...

Planning Commission ‘clutching at straws’ to approve development, ERA says
The authority accused the Commission of intentionally turning a blind eye in order to approve a Zebbug villa permit which it said would eradicate a cliff edge...
The authority accused the Commission of intentionally...

Qala council dropped Ta’ Muxi objection amidst Gozo family pressures
The council withdrew its objection to the application after Nationalist councillor who was leading the opposition to the project found out he was related to...
The council withdrew its objection to the application after...

Ghost applications: Planning Authority’s hot potatoes go off-radar
From agritourism projects to new roads in Gozo, the PA’s own geoserver is...
From agritourism projects to new roads in Gozo, the...

Dingli farmland lost to sports track to ‘promote health and well-being’
Foundation for Tomorrow's Schools insists the planned project will provide both students and the community with sports facilities
Foundation for Tomorrow's Schools insists the planned...

American University campus at Bormla set for approval, but dorm decision postponed
AUM campus in Bormla set for approval, but controversial dormitory building postponed by six months after objections
AUM campus in Bormla set for approval, but controversial...

Qala ODZ villa permit exposes rift between case officer and Planning Commission
A decision by the Planning Commission on whether to allow a 31sq.m dilapidated room in a Qala field to be turned into a full-blown 200sq.m villa has been...
A decision by the Planning Commission on whether to allow a...

ODZ school proposed on Zabbar land previously identified for McDonald’s
A piece of ODZ land along Labour Avenue in Zabbar, previously earmarked for a McDonald’s drive-in restaurant, is now being proposed for a school and...
A piece of ODZ land along Labour Avenue in Zabbar,...

Santa Lucija residents want change to start of Tal-Barrani underpass to save woodland
Sta Lucija woodland was specifically created to give beauty to the place and as a green lung for present and future generations
Sta Lucija woodland was specifically created to give beauty...

Handaq solar farm near Gaffarena’s contested land
A plot adjacent to the Handaq land is now earmarked for a massive solar farm
A plot adjacent to the Handaq land is now earmarked for a...

Land for animal husbandry not precluded for petrol station relocation under amended rules
Amendments to revised fuel policy: urban pumps not smaller than 1,000 sq.m can relocate outside development zones unless land has agricultural value
Amendments to revised fuel policy: urban pumps not smaller...