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A company partly owned by Joseph Portelli has withdrawn a request to waive a planning gain fee of €41,075 imposed by the Planning Authority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...
Marchesinos want Mdina bastion ruins turned into new houses

Case officer recommends refusal as documentation proving past residential use...

Case officer recommends refusal as documentation proving...

ERA confirms €7,000 in fines for waste disposal breaches

Environment & Resources Authority issued total of €7,270 in contested...

Environment & Resources Authority issued total of...

Sun to power 10% of Corinthia Marina hotel

The Corinthia Group has embarked on a 'sustainability drive', which...

The Corinthia Group has embarked on a 'sustainability...

Nine storey Veċċja hotel application withdrawn after case officer says no

Case officer recommended refusal because area is zoned for residential development in the local plan

Case officer recommended refusal because area is zoned for...

Art Nouveau townhouse to be integrated in 7-storey block

​Villino Micallef, a two-storey Art Nouveau townhouse on Triq l-Imsida is...

​Villino Micallef, a two-storey Art Nouveau townhouse on...

Mosta valley building application withdrawn after case officer says no

More then 200 residents had objected to the development which touched on the protected Wied iċ-Ċawsli in Mosta

More then 200 residents had objected to the development...

Planning Authority unleashes domino effect on Ta’ Xbiex housing townscape

Corner development paves way for six-storey buildings in Ta Xbiex’s quaint housing estate which Superintendence for Cultural Heritage wants protected

Corner development paves way for six-storey buildings in Ta...

Fleur de Lys townhouse row under threat again by five-storey block

Left out of Birkirkara UCA, heritage watchdog tells PA traditional houses face...

Left out of Birkirkara UCA, heritage watchdog tells PA...

Prime Minister’s application to rebuild ODZ villa set for approval

Case officer concludes that proposal represents 'improvement' over...

Case officer concludes that proposal represents...

Over 1,000 tons of containers collected, sets Malta on course to meet EU recycling targets

BCRS recovers 1,000 tons of drinks containers in just 10 weeks: “If pattern persists we can meet our EU environmental targets”

BCRS recovers 1,000 tons of drinks containers in just 10...

St Julian’s: 33-storey Xuereb tower heading for approval

Traffic congestion was one of the main reasons given by 71% of St...

Traffic congestion was one of the main reasons given by 71%...

Kappara flyover tenants who wanted hefty compensation sent packing

A Court of Appeal has rejected a request to expunge a court decision that...

A Court of Appeal has rejected a request to expunge a court...

[WATCH] Planning Authority clears illegally dumped rubble in picturesque Mtarfa valley

After 13 years, the PA has taken direct action to clear illegally dumped inert material from the valley that lies between Mtarfa and Mdina

After 13 years, the PA has taken direct action to clear...

Naxxar land once earmarked for disability hub makes way for substation proposal

Part of area zoned for Reach disability hub now earmarked for 2,000sq.m distribution centre ‘necessary’ to cater for population increase in Naxxar

Part of area zoned for Reach disability hub now earmarked...

Maltese hunters accuse Brussels of anti-hunting bias over court action on trapping

Maltese hunting lobby claim European Commission has “anti-hunting bias” after Brussels did not buy Maltese bid to circumvent trapping ban by...

Maltese hunting lobby claim European Commission...

Zurrieq: pencil development next to historic centre

The Planning Authority has approved a five-storey development in Triq Santa...

The Planning Authority has approved a five-storey...

Hal-Ghaxaq set to get picnic area

Original adventure park dropped after objections from fireworks factories and ERA, as project is now limited to picnic area with stone-cookers located away...

Original adventure park dropped after objections from...

ERA clears way for Amazonia redevelopment but St Paul’s Bay council objects

​A proposed redevelopment of the Amazonia beach club in St Paul’s Bay will increase the height of the project by 11.5m above the existing promenade

​A proposed redevelopment of the Amazonia beach club in...