Tribunal revokes refusal of ODZ fuel station in Tal-Balal
The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal has revoked a decision taken by the Planning Authority eight years ago to refuse a petrol station in Iklin
Malta SPCA says temporary ban on bully dog breeding must consider other factors
MSPCA claims ban in isolation on bully dog breeding would still allow breeders of the criminal underworld to remain unidentified, unregulated and weaponise other breeds
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...

Lands Authority to discuss transfer of its land in Qajjenza after PA decision

The Lands Authority will wait for the Planning Authority’s verdict on a zoning application in Qajjenza before it considers transfering public land to a...

The Lands Authority will wait for the Planning...

Mqabba, Western Regional Councils up in arms on tarmac plant relocation

Mqabba mayor and Western Regional Council president, both of whom are Labour representatives, strongly condemn relocation of tarmac plant from Ħal...

Mqabba mayor and Western Regional Council president,...

‘Eye-candy’ photomontages can fool planners

Photomontages showing how a development will look like to any person standing...

Photomontages showing how a development will look like to...

ODZ shopping mall and hotel proposed next to Marsaskala petrol station

Development which includes a supermarket is being proposed next to petrol station and 155 meters away from another supermarket also being proposed outside the...

Development which includes a supermarket is being proposed...

Portelli bid for 200-unit Msida block has flood evacuation plan

Eight-storey block on Msida warehouse land beneath Regional Road suggests...

Eight-storey block on Msida warehouse land beneath Regional...

Robert Abela urged to honour electoral promise and preserve Wied Żnuber

The Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa has written its fifth formal letter to the Prime Minister on the Wied Żnuber area in Ħal Far

The Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa has written its...

Five terraced houses proposed in L-Andrijiet rural hamlet

Five terraced houses are being proposed on a 771sq.m plot of land in the rural...

Five terraced houses are being proposed on a 771sq.m plot...

PA approves 10-storey hotel and 75 more apartments in Townsquare project

Project approved by all seven board members present despite chorus of disapproval of elderly Sliema residents speaking during the meeting

Project approved by all seven board members present despite...

PA postpones decision on Labour councillor’s ODZ permit for three-storey elderly home

Application proposes the demolition of a one-storey abandoned farm building with a footprint of 1,020sq.m and its replacement by a three-storey nursing home...

Application proposes the demolition of a one-storey...