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A company partly owned by Joseph Portelli has withdrawn a request to waive a planning gain fee of €41,075 imposed by the Planning Authority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...
To restore Għajn tal-Ħasselin, council seeks out historic water source

Restoration works for Msida’s Għajn tal-Ħasselin will be complemented by an attempt to identify the source of water that is constantly accumulating on...

Restoration works for Msida’s Għajn tal-Ħasselin...

Gozo ministry finances hunting exhibition in schools, BirdLife up in arms

Education department informs primary schools in Gozo of hunting exhibition to be hosted across all schools

Education department informs primary schools in Gozo of...

Councils and NGOs to get €10 million in community greening grants

Project Green launches Community Greening Grant of €10 million for...

Project Green launches Community Greening Grant of €10...

St Julian’s nine-storey tower near Regional Road tunnels set for refusal

Landowner wants to rezone Regional Road public open space for two blocks of nine storeys but PA set to refuse request

Landowner wants to rezone Regional Road public open space...

'Start with those provided by nature' - Greens call out government's inconsistency on open spaces

ADPD said that PL's €700 million urban greening pledge had to also reflect the strategy for 2030 to reduce 41% of cars

ADPD said that PL's €700 million urban...

Government planted over 35,000 trees, shrubs in 2022

Malta is participating in the MapMyTree platform, on which all trees...

Malta is participating in the MapMyTree platform, on...

Ground stability findings eliminates Msida hotel underground parking

11-storey hotel will not have underground parking due to ground stability...

11-storey hotel will not have underground parking due to...

Transport Malta objects to supermarkets in Mrieħel and Birkirkara

Mrieħel supermarket would prejudice future highway upgrade while supermarket...

Mrieħel supermarket would prejudice future highway upgrade...

Old Birkirkara townhouse saved as appeals tribunal confirms decision

The Environment and Planning Tribunal has confirmed the refusal of an apartment...

The Environment and Planning Tribunal has confirmed the...

PA turns down mixed use development on agricultural land in Għaxaq

A plot of agricultural land which adjoins an existing fuel station will not be...

A plot of agricultural land which adjoins an existing fuel...

‘Don't subsidise energy to those who afford to pay’: Greens sound warning on €1.5 million daily spend

ADPD says that government’s policy to grant energy subsidies to all was unsustainable, and that it encouraged waste

ADPD says that government’s policy to grant energy...

Għaxaq farmland was PA’s ‘preferred site’ for church school relocation, EIA claims

EIA claims agricultural land in Għaxaq was identified for school development in 2006 local plans

EIA claims agricultural land in Għaxaq was identified for...

San Pawl Milqi: Planning Authority to refuse Bonnici Bros garage

Refusal earmarked for basement parking for Bonnici Bros trucks in recently...

Refusal earmarked for basement parking for Bonnici Bros...

Redesigned Kalanka Bay hotel in Delimara approved by Planning Authority

A hotel project at Kalanka on the Delimara peninsula is approved by eight votes to three after new designs are welcomed by all board members

A hotel project at Kalanka on the Delimara peninsula is...

Environmental groups want public to object ‘Comino village’ development

As Hili Group plans to develop a 19-villa complex on Comino, environmental groups urge the public to object to the proposal

As Hili Group plans to develop a 19-villa complex on...

Developer gets 11-storey hotel permit as angry residents lament Gzira’s change to ‘Stivalaland’

Developer Michael Stivala was granted the green light to develop an 11-storey hotel in a residential area next to Villa Bonici gardens

Developer Michael Stivala was granted the green light to...

Portelli partner development near Taż-Żejta watercourse in Gozo, revoked

The site as it stands today is an unfinished building approved before the Planning Authority even existed, but a large part of land remains undeveloped and...

The site as it stands today is an unfinished building...

Fgura: Giant 62-apartment block looms on main road

Photomontages show impact of bulky development on Fgura townscape on vacant...

Photomontages show impact of bulky development on Fgura...