Residents appeal GAP’s 31-floor hotel in Fort Cambridge
Residents contend that the Development Brief which limits development on this particular site to four floors should prevail over a policy allowing high rise hotels
PA approves Għaxaq shopping mall in principle
Developer still finding an alternative location for the batching plant presently found on site
Smart City to get 69 villas near Fort St Rocco

Smart City villas to increase from 2009 masterplan but height reduction will...

Smart City villas to increase from 2009 masterplan but...

Dingli council warns five-storey block will visually bury medieval chapel

Dingli council is objecting to the proposed development of a five-storey block in the proximity of a medieval chapel along a new road built in 2021

Dingli council is objecting to the proposed development of...

Five storey block proposed along Dingli street born in protest

A five-storey block consisting of seven apartments and a shop is being proposed...

A five-storey block consisting of seven apartments and a...

‘Bug hotel’ proposed in Project Green’s plans for Mqabba ‘sensory park’

A park incorporating nature-inspired play equipment nestled beneath green roof canopies is being proposed instead of a disused and backfilled quarry in Mqabba

A park incorporating nature-inspired play equipment nestled...

‘Malta-born’ Corto Maltese to get sculpture on Ta’ Liesse belvedere

Superintendence for Cultural Heritage rules out future commercial exploitation of new Belvedere while welcoming latest plans presented by MTA

Superintendence for Cultural Heritage rules out future...

[ANALYSIS] Labour’s choice: Enriching owners... or saving townscapes?

Labour is increasingly caught in a contradiction between growing anger at the uglification of Maltese villages, and the aspirations of property owners eager to...

Labour is increasingly caught in a contradiction between...

Planning Authority overrules case officer and approves Mellieha block deemed to create ‘excessive bulk’

The Planning Authority has overruled its case officer to approve a massive 11-floor development in Mellieha on the hilly terrain between Triq Tunbrell and Triq...

The Planning Authority has overruled its case officer to...

Water cremation hits a snag as health authorities object

Zabbar council is also objecting to the development that will be the first of...

Zabbar council is also objecting to the development that...

Quarry eyesore near Dwejra set to get 10-year extension

A nearly exhausted quarry located just outside the Dwejra Heritage Park is set...

A nearly exhausted quarry located just outside the Dwejra...

Developers want 29 apartment blocks on Naxxar trade fair

New plans propose fewer but higher buildings 

New plans propose fewer but higher buildings 

St Paul’s bay council objects to 13 storey tower on Xemxija garigue

St Paul’s Bay council approved mayor’s motion which also calls on...

St Paul’s Bay council approved mayor’s motion...

Planning Authority approves upgrade to Ħal Far drag strip

Board requests report on how to mitigate light and noise pollution which will...

Board requests report on how to mitigate light and noise...

Send Paceville junction plans back to drawing board, Graffitti says

Graffitti dubs IM plan for new road junction to Paceville as outdated and...

Graffitti dubs IM plan for new road junction to Paceville...

PA set to refuse illegal structure blocking pedestrian views of St George’s Bay

Build now, sanction later? Case officer does not play ball with Eden Leisure Group, calls on the PA board to refuse the application

Build now, sanction later? Case officer does not play ball...

PA refuses Sliema kerbside fuel station

Owners applied for ‘upgrade’ of petrol station which has not been used for more than a decade

Owners applied for ‘upgrade’ of petrol station...

PA starts reform of building heights policy with vague objectives

Objective of reform is to ‘clarify’ a policy approved in 2015 which...

Objective of reform is to ‘clarify’ a policy...

ERA gives go-ahead to Swatar valley development

The Environment and Resources Authority is not objecting to residential...

The Environment and Resources Authority is not objecting to...

Din l-Art Helwa appeals old people’s home in Naxxar ODZ

Permit issued by planning board in breach of policies protecting strategic open...

Permit issued by planning board in breach of policies...