NGOs want PM to halt Qajjenza bid to turn public land into private profit
Permit for submission of Qajjenza application should be withdrawn following Prime Minister’s commitment last Sunday, NGOs say
PA set on refusing 69 new villas at Smart City
Case officer had recommended approval of the villas which exceeded the amount of residential space allowed in the 2009 masterplan, but Planning Board unanimously agrees the...
[SLIDESHOW] How 113-room hotel will change picturesque Marsaxlokk skyline and views

When a 113-room hotel in Marsaxlokk replaces the Hunters Tower restaurant it will block off views of the sea and the adjacent terraced fields

When a 113-room hotel in Marsaxlokk replaces the Hunters...

Maltese festa enthusiasts and their battle for open space

LONG READ | 1,224 words: Solidarity and community organising enabled festa...

LONG READ | 1,224 words: Solidarity and community...

Planning Authority green-lights 32-storey Paceville high-rise tower

The developer will give €60,000 to an Arts Council fund but the PA said no...

The developer will give €60,000 to an Arts Council...

Tourism blighting Maltese towns, 19th century St Julian’s townhouse headed for demolition

One of the oldest townhouses on the border between Sliema and St Julian’s is being recommended for demolition after the Planning Authority gave its...

One of the oldest townhouses on the border between Sliema...

[PHOTOS] How the db City Centre project will change St Julian's skyline

Compare and contrast using our photo-slider to see how the Maltese skyline will change with the db City Centre project on St George's Bay

Compare and contrast using our photo-slider to see how the...

Planning Authority could refuse Fenech Adami’s garden plans (and menagerie)

Nationalist MP’s concrete passageways on the agricultural land at the back of his house turned a field into a garden in breach of planning rules

Nationalist MP’s concrete passageways on the...

No end in sight for removal of Jerma hotel ruins

A court expert valued the former hotel and its surrounding land at...

A court expert valued the former hotel and its surrounding...

Community hub for disabled persons approved in Naxxar

The large complex forms part of government’s plan to have various...

The large complex forms part of government’s plan to...

25 properties in Sliema given heritage protection by Planning Authority

25 properties, which are located in two areas in Sliema 'display a collective value', with more properties to be assessed for scheduling 

25 properties, which are located in two areas in Sliema...

Updated | Court orders works on Balluta’s landmark St Ignatius villa, says PA

The Planning Authority confirmed that works were ordered to be carried out by the courts

The Planning Authority confirmed that works were ordered to...

Balluta’s landmark St Ignatius villa being dismantled by workers

No formal development application has been presented for the site, but...

No formal development application has been presented for...

Moviment Graffitti gives lukewarm welcome to new Manoel Island Masterplan

Moviment Graffitti welcomes reversal of plan to build hotel, mall and casino but says MIDI's 'abysmal' record of breaking contractual...

Moviment Graffitti welcomes reversal of plan to...

Gzira mayor gives MIDI’s Manoel Island revamp the thumbs-up

After eight months, Gzira Mayor and MIDI group see eye to eye over Manoel...

After eight months, Gzira Mayor and MIDI group see eye to...

PD insists Fuel Service Station Policy should be revisited

PD said that the Government should safeguard rural areas and ODZ land. ...

PD said that the Government should safeguard rural areas...

New Manoel Island plan to retain public park of over 80,000 square metres

The company said the revised plans seek to ensure the island’s important heritage buildings, sites and foreshore as well as ‘significant green...

The company said the revised plans seek to ensure the...

Attard residents fear Roseville elderly home extension

The PA’s new planning policy allows two extra storeys on old...

The PA’s new planning policy allows two extra storeys...

AX Holdings showroom in Mosta approved due to site’s ‘low archeological value’

The Planning Authgority said the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage had determined that the site in an area known as il-Wesgha tal-Ġganti in Mosta had...

The Planning Authgority said the Superintendence for...

Nursery homes away from urban areas isolating old people

Retirement homes on the fringe of urban areas may discourage the elderly from...

Retirement homes on the fringe of urban areas may...