Old construction material becoming scarce

In many developments falling within such conservation zones, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority is establishing that old stone is used in extensions or new buildings as a condition, weekly newspaper Illum reports.

This applies not only for the construction of wash rooms, for example, but also even simply boundary walls on roofs. However, this regulation is causing considerable problems, the newspaper reports, as this ‘old stone’ is becoming ever-more scarce.

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