Planning Authority tears down Wardija home

Enforcement officers of the Planning Authority have demolished a residence which was illegally built on agricultural land within the Wardija area, limits of St Paul's Bay.

According to the PA, the illegalities which targeted by the direct action operation included the demolition of the main residential building together with a swimming pool and other ancillary developments, including hard landscaping.

The illegalities included he main residential building together with a swimming pool and other ancillary developments

The PA added that this ODZ site had already been served with an enforcement notice in the past whereby a reservoir, timber structure and metal canopy were illegally constructed.

“Despite the several warnings the Authority communicated to the contravenor works kept persisting in breach of enforcement notice initiated in 2008,” it said.

Following the direct action operation the site was reverted to it orIginal state.