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A company partly owned by Joseph Portelli has withdrawn a request to waive a planning gain fee of €41,075 imposed by the Planning Authority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...
Pembroke tunnel shelved as road planners opt for two ‘hairpin turns’ in St Andrews

Infrastructure Malta is also finalising plans for a grade separated junction in the Paceville traffic lights area

Infrastructure Malta is also finalising plans for a grade...

Peralta withdraws Mellieha ODZ hotel application

Development had been recommended for refusal by the PA’s case officer

Development had been recommended for refusal by the...

After DB decision, Pembroke mayor questions government funding for 1.5 km tunnel

Pembroke Mayor Dean Hili says government priorities should have changed after pandemic priorities

Pembroke Mayor Dean Hili says government priorities should...

DB ITS project will go ahead as judge rules against local councils, NGOs

A Court of Appeal has ruled against three local councils, eight NGOs and several Pembroke and Swieqi residents who fought against the DB project's approval...

A Court of Appeal has ruled against three local councils,...

Labour to lease Rialto Theatre to company owned by concrete supplier

Planning application filed by Rialto Operations Ltd seeks an additional floor...

Planning application filed by Rialto Operations Ltd seeks...

PL gets permit for seven-floor apartment block in Gzira

​After a three-year saga involving numerous changes to plans, the Planning...

​After a three-year saga involving numerous changes to...

Seven-storey block approved next to Simar nature reserve could impact bird sanctuary

​A residential block consisting of 19 apartments rising to seven floors has been approved just 20m away from the Simar bird sanctuary

​A residential block consisting of 19 apartments rising...

€10 million facelift for 16 derelict spaces across Malta and Gozo

Project Green community greening grants for local councils will upgrade...

Project Green community greening grants for local councils...

Bee-keeping NGO calls for recognition of national insect for the Maltese Honey Bee

In a formal letter calling for the designation, the Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Bee details the importance of such a designation as...

In a formal letter calling for the designation,...

'You promised us open spaces' - Żurrieq residents angry at proposed rezoning of Nigret area

Proposed rezoning of an area in Żurrieq's Nigret hamlet would pave way for the development of 11,500sq.m of agricultural land

Proposed rezoning of an area in Żurrieq's Nigret...

Malta observatory records exploding star, 21 million light years away

Supernova event – when a massive star, several times greater than Sun,...

Supernova event – when a massive star, several times...

Updated | Former local plans to blame as PA washes its hands over development

The Planning Authority addresses recent controversy over the development of an 11,590 sqm plot of farmland in Żurrieq's Nigret area, blaming it...

The Planning Authority addresses recent controversy...

Żurrieq residents rage against 11,590 sq.m development on farmland

Residents remind government that they had been promised more open...

Residents remind government that they had been promised...

Qormi council objects to development of historical garden

Council warns that the flood prone area cannot take any more development and...

Council warns that the flood prone area cannot take any...

Cyrus Engerer calls on government to return Mellieħa land to the public

The 4000sqm land parcel which hosts endemic Maltese plants was earmarked for residential development in a public tender issued by the Lands Authority

The 4000sqm land parcel which hosts endemic Maltese plants...

Sale of farmland for recreational purposes is increasing pressure on ODZ

​The parcelling of agricultural land to be used for recreational purposes is increasing pressure on areas outside the development zone, the Planning...

​The parcelling of agricultural land to be used for...

Five-storey block proposed in historical Qormi garden

Garden was deemed to be worthy of protection by heritage panel in 2009

Garden was deemed to be worthy of protection by heritage...

PA embarks on enforcement action against Pietà boċċi club

Planning Authority had already issued enforcement orders in 2017 and 2021...

Planning Authority had already issued enforcement orders in...