PA regularises 13 homes that can’t be sold due to ODZ illegalities
The Planning Authority has regularised 13 properties on the strength of a legal notice issued in 2023 for minor illegalities on properties protruding beyond the limits of the...
Massive cultural hub approved in Marsa
Development set to include 616-seat cinema, a 380-seat indoor theatre, a 914-seat outdoor theatre and rehearsal studios for rock bands and dance troupes
In Malta, the park walks you... the unsympathetic rules keeping people off the grass

To arms! But keep off the grass, please… Medieval revivalists bemoan restricted battleground in Mdina’s moat, where people are not allowed to walk...

To arms! But keep off the grass, please… Medieval...

Naxxar hotel in St Lucy neighbourhood could gobble up garden and open space

The development of a five-storey block will be on open space adjacent to the villa’s garden along Triq Hal Dghej

The development of a five-storey block will be on open...

Lower Verdala redevelopment to include 85 new apartments

The new development will consist of a 5-star hotel with 40 guestrooms and 17...

The new development will consist of a 5-star hotel with 40...

Assault on Swatar farmland: 60,000sq.m set to be developed

A zoning application seeks the green light for an extension of the town, with...

A zoning application seeks the green light for an extension...

Villa Gollcher gardens in Mosta touted for development of car park

Green enclave inside historical villa and garden in promise-of-sale agreement...

Green enclave inside historical villa and garden in...

PA refuses Gaffarena’s old people home in Birgu valley

The project had been deemed to be in breach of the Strategic Plan for the...

The project had been deemed to be in breach of the...

Carmelite Order denies giving developer consent for car park in Balluta

The Carmelite Order has denied issuing its consent for the development a 115-space car park under its convent gardens in the Balluta neighbourhood

The Carmelite Order has denied issuing its consent for the...

Five-storey complex on archeologically sensitive site gets PA green light

The Planning Authority has approved the construction of a five-floor, 99-apartment complex on the archeologically sensitive site of Tal-Qares in Mosta

The Planning Authority has approved the construction of a...

Carmelite convent garden earmarked for 115-space parking project

A request has been made to green-light an underground car park with 115 spaces...

A request has been made to green-light an underground car...

Naxxar nine-storey block touted as solution to ‘over-exposed’ streetscape

The proponents of a nine-storey block in the Naxxar Trade Fair parking area claim their project provides “enclosure” for an...

The proponents of a nine-storey block in the Naxxar Trade...

[WATCH] Planning Authority can’t postpone pending fuel station applications to appease public - Ian Borg

Applicants can resort to legal remedies if the Planning Authority doesn’t adhere to standard procedures

Applicants can resort to legal remedies if the Planning...

Planning Authority hindering access to planning documents

Public none the wiser after PA decides to restrict documents on applications it...

Public none the wiser after PA decides to restrict...

Four underground tunnels in project to connect Coast Road to St George’s Bay

A 1.5km underground link will connect the end of the Coast Road and St George's Bay in Paceville

A 1.5km underground link will connect the end of the...

‘Piecemeal tactic’ to give ODZ home for the elderly in Gudja five floors

Owners of a home for the elderly in Gudja have presented a second, application to add two storeys to what was initially approved as a two-storey high home in...

Owners of a home for the elderly in Gudja have presented a...

Ramla Bay hotel to rise to seven storeys in Cirkewwa

The owners of the Ramla Bay resort have applied to demolish the existing...

The owners of the Ramla Bay resort have applied to demolish...

Fuel stations: construction giant acquires relocated licence

The construction group Bilom has acquired the licence of the former Savoy Hill...

The construction group Bilom has acquired the licence of...

Developers press on with bid to extend Zabbar development zone

Public consultation, with the public invited to submit presentations between 17...

Public consultation, with the public invited to submit...

Elderly home extension proposed in contentious catering contract approved

A 490-bed extension to the St Vincent de Paul government home for the elderly was approved by the Planning Authority 

A 490-bed extension to the St Vincent de Paul...