ICOMOS Malta proposes ban on rooftop pools in Mdina
The issue was raised concerning a planning application in Mesquita Street proposing an additional floor and a rooftop pool
Planning Authority enacting stricter rules for industrial areas
Reform of the development notification system for state owned industrial zones was one of the key recommendations of the Jean Paul Sofia inquiry
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...

300 trees face uprooting as Santa Lucija tunnels project gets underway

Project approved by the Planning Authority in September 2018 with ERA insisting that approximately 757 new trees will be planted in the same area

Project approved by the Planning Authority in September...

Villa Arrigo grounds to get nine villas

The approval of the zoning application paving the way for the development of nine villas on the Villa Arrigo grounds goes against a clear recommendation by the...

The approval of the zoning application paving the way for...

Petrol station application in Attard rejected outright by planning board

An application for a petrol station in an ODZ area along Mdina Road was unanimously rejected by the Planning Authority

An application for a petrol station in an ODZ area along...

Siggiewi fuel pump wants ODZ land before rules change

An urban petrol station has joined the race to have its licence relocated to a...

An urban petrol station has joined the race to have its...

Farsons presents sole objection to Fino high-rise

Superintendence concerned with impact on line of vision between Mdina and...

Superintendence concerned with impact on line of vision...

DB chief executive hits back at critics as hotel group steams ahead with project

DB Group CEO Arthur Gauci says company “will expose publicly uttered falsehoods”

DB Group CEO Arthur Gauci says company...

‘We could not keep on waffling’, Victor Axiak says on ‘painful’ Central Link decision

Uncharacteristically silent throughout the PA meeting that voted in favour of the Central Link road-widening project, ERA chair Victor Axiak says he had...

Uncharacteristically silent throughout the PA meeting that...

Planning Authority board refuses Maghtab petrol pump station

Mega fuel petrol station is refused yet again by the Planning Authority board...

Mega fuel petrol station is refused yet again by the...

Watchdog wants downsized Ramla Bay Resort in second phase of hotel development

The Environment and Resources Authority is calling for the downsizing of redevelopment plans of the Ramla Bay Resort

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