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A company partly owned by Joseph Portelli has withdrawn a request to waive a planning gain fee of €41,075 imposed by the Planning Authority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...
Superintendence objects to supermarket in disused Marsaskala ODZ quarry

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is opposing the  development of a supermarket on a large parcel of ODZ land in Marsaskala

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is opposing...

PA approves Labour councillor’s old people’s home in the ODZ

Three storey high old people’s home proposed instead of one storey high...

Three storey high old people’s home proposed instead...

Three new floors could be approved on Paceville’s listed townhouses

A proposal to add three floors to a row of nine listed Grade 2 townhouses in...

A proposal to add three floors to a row of nine listed...

Cassola reports dB works to cultural heritage watchdog

dB group insists all works are in line with the planning permit, which allows...

dB group insists all works are in line with the planning...

Beefbar appeals PA’s refusal of Buġibba pontoon for boats

The Beefbar owners have filed an appeal in a bid to overturn the Planning...

The Beefbar owners have filed an appeal in a bid to...

Macina hotel lift proposal raises ‘grave concern’

Isla Macina hotel operator wants glass lift but heritage watchdog is concerned...

Isla Macina hotel operator wants glass lift but heritage...

Msida council objects to flats on farmland overlooking Valley Road

The Msida local council is objecting to residential development on an...

The Msida local council is objecting to residential...

Free no more: A price tag on groundwater

For the first time ever, the state intends to impose a tariff on ground water abstracted from the water table through boreholes while offering substantial...

For the first time ever, the state intends to impose a...

PA resumes direct action on illegal Xewkija scrapyard

Truckloads of illegal scrap material which includes derelict cars, trucks,...

Truckloads of illegal scrap material which includes...

Graffitti tells PA: ‘Remove illegal parking before considering Wied Babu villas’

Moviment Graffitti demands reinstatement of a 4,900 sq.m illegal parking to its original garigue environment before permit for villas is even considered •...

Moviment Graffitti demands reinstatement of a 4,900 sq.m...

Towering trees along Valley Road to get a shaving

No trees will be uprooted but canopies will be reduced by six metres in...

No trees will be uprooted but canopies will be reduced by...

Planning Authority rules against demolition of staircase in Villa Blackman

The application in question aimed to repurpose the villa into a childcare centre. The application was rejected citing concerns about the adverse impact on...

The application in question aimed to repurpose the villa...

Recognising Maltese Honey Bee as national insect will not lead to increased bureaucracy, NGO insists

The Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Bee is calling on the Environment and Resources Authority to declare the Maltese Honey Bee as the national...

The Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Bee is...

Over 2,000 signatories in protest against Mqabba tarmac plant relocation

Residents from Qrendi, Imqabba, Zurrieq and Siggiewi demand for respect for their quality of life and call on Project Green to intervene

Residents from Qrendi, Imqabba, Zurrieq and Siggiewi demand...

Abela on energy subsidies: ‘We gave our word in 2014: prices will remain stable’

Prime Minister Robert Abela says Labour will keep energy prices stable with subsidies despite warnings from Brussels and IMF to start cutting down on...

Prime Minister Robert Abela says Labour will keep energy...

Five-storey development proposed along Mosta’s Wied il-Ghasel

Development height aligned to that of the opposite Casa Arkati • Proposed...

Development height aligned to that of the opposite Casa...

Energy subsidies could keep inflation from slowing down – Central Bank governor

Central Bank governor Edward Scicluna says energy subsidies keep domestic demand up but this could also be countering ‘disinflationary’ measures

Central Bank governor Edward Scicluna says energy subsidies...

IMF says Malta must prepare exit strategy on generous energy, fuel subsidies

Maltese citizens must be weened off subsidies to be able to focus on energy savings and efficiency and meet challenge of persistent inflation till 2025

Maltese citizens must be weened off subsidies to be able to...