Portelli accepts to pay €41,000 imposed by PA for ODZ permit
A company partly owned by Joseph Portelli has withdrawn a request to waive a planning gain fee of €41,075 imposed by the Planning Authority
Bidnija sheep farm permit revoked but application will be reheard
Lawyer Claire Bonello on behalf of NGOs insists law only allows the PA to revoke or modify a permit and the reprocessing of the application will be in breach of law, but PA lawyer...
PA will not renew Kalkara valley-side project permit but instead reassess it afresh in exceptional move

The Planning Authority says it cannot ‘renew’ application originally approved in 2012 and renewed in 2017 but has to re-assess it on the merits of...

The Planning Authority says it cannot ‘renew’...

MIDI: Manoel Island buildings to occupy less than 10% of concession

MIDI submits full planning application, saying new buildings occupy less than...

MIDI submits full planning application, saying new...

Paola’s village core under attack as Portelli’s partner proposes five-storey block

21 apartments and a shop are being proposed on a 335sq.m plot on a corner site between Triq Valletta and Triq Brittanja

21 apartments and a shop are being proposed on a 335sq.m...

Heritage watchdog accepts three new floors on Sirdar House in St Julian’s

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage has cleared the building of three new floors and a receded floor on top of Villa Sirdar in St Julian’s

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage has cleared the...

New five-storey office block sets precedent in Xewkija

Planning Commission overrules case officer and heritage watchdog to approve...

Planning Commission overrules case officer and heritage...

Lay Lay complex in Marsaskala could rise to eight floors

An additional 59 apartments are being proposed at the Lay Lay complex in...

An additional 59 apartments are being proposed at the Lay...

Beekeeper appeals for action against killer hornets before Maltese honeybee is wiped out

Maltese Apiculturists remain hopeful in their attempts to safeguard local bee colonies from Oriental Hornets as well as the genetic make-up of the Maltese...

Maltese Apiculturists remain hopeful in their attempts to...

PA approves 31-storey tower on Fort Cambridge barracks

Development brief approved in 2006 and which was never revoked had excluded...

Development brief approved in 2006 and which was never...

Karkanja applies to renew demolition of Golden Harvest site in Gzira

ERA wants details about project’s second phase to avoid ‘piecemeal...

ERA wants details about project’s second phase to...

Portelli seeks villas instead of abandoned ODZ tourist complex near Mizieb

CF Developers a company owned by Joseph Portelli is proposing six villas each with a swimming pool instead of agricultural structures and a tourism complex...

CF Developers a company owned by Joseph Portelli is...

Planning Authority resumes direct action on illegal development adjacent to the Pietà boċċi club

Planning Authority resumes direct action on illegal works in a Grade 1 scheduled area in Pietà after court gives green light

Planning Authority resumes direct action on illegal works...

Illegal Marsaskala kiosk sealed by Planning Authority

Fajtata Kiosk encroached and took over public space at Marsaskala

Fajtata Kiosk encroached and took over public space at...

PA says no to carpark on Qormi fields

The Planning Commission has refused an application to turn ODZ farmland into a temporary carpark

The Planning Commission has refused an application to turn...

Collecting 'rizzi' now illegal in Maltese waters in bid to stop extinction

A two-year moratorium banning the collection of sea urchins is now in force to stop their extinction from Maltese waters

A two-year moratorium banning the collection of sea urchins...

Simar nature reserve under threat of new seven-storey block of apartments

New seven-storey application in front of Simar Nature Reserve filed within couple of weeks of BirdLife calling press conference over insensitive...

New seven-storey application in front of Simar Nature...

Rationalisation encroaches on historical Zabbar farmhouse

Plans have been amended to spare farmhouse from demolition, but the...

Plans have been amended to spare farmhouse from demolition,...

PA rejects permit request for outdoor structures at Il-Fortizza in Sliema

According to the Commission, the existing illegal structures, as well as the proposed installation of a bigger exterior dining area, are altering the external...

According to the Commission, the existing illegal...

Residents fear noise from proposed ‘multipurpose venue’ on Rialto rooftop

A rooftop ‘multipurpose venue’ being proposed on top of the Rialto has raised concerns that the neighbouring residents will be exposed to noise...

A rooftop ‘multipurpose venue’ being proposed...