Applications for planning permits increased by 12% in 2024
Number of applications increases from 7,802 in 2023 to 8,717 in 2024 but remains lower than pre-pandemic peak 
Wirt Għawdex to appeal Planning Authority’s Fort Chambray decision
NGO slams ‘blasphemous’ assertion by Culture Ministry that British barracks demolition aligns with the vision of the knights and condemns political consensus on this...
Environment Authority calls for limits on fireworks factories in countryside

A policy facilitating the approval of ODZ fireworks factories is being questioned by the Environment and Resources Authority which is now calling for...

A policy facilitating the approval of ODZ fireworks...

18-storey tower proposed in Gzira, stone’s throw away from new tower

An application has been presented to the Planning Authority to demolish the existing vacant and dilapidated Wembley ice-cream factory in Gzira and...

An application has been presented to the Planning...

ODZ permits already up by 74% over last year

The number of Outside Development Zone permits granted by the Planning...

The number of Outside Development Zone permits granted by...

'Don't demolish Marsa power station,' architects urge government

The Chamber of Architects has called on the government to halt the demolition...

The Chamber of Architects has called on the government to...

PA committee grants blessing for five more storeys on Gzira tower

Despite Gzira tower’s marked impact on views to Valletta, Planning...

Despite Gzira tower’s marked impact on views to Valletta,...

Retired judge to review ERA, PA working relationship

A MaltaToday probe had found that 69% of ODZ application approved by the...

A MaltaToday probe had found that 69% of ODZ application...

Developer proposes tunnel instead of planned stairway in Sliema

Instead of the public stairway which was never constructed, the planning...

Instead of the public stairway which was never constructed,...

Proposed Sliema development downsized following objections

A development proposal for a 1930s Art Deco building has been amended, and...

A development proposal for a 1930s Art Deco building...

Disused quarry opposite Marsaskala family park earmarked for shopping mall

Disused 10,000 square metre quarry outside development zones opposite Family Park, earmarked for shopping mall, restaurants and offices

Disused 10,000 square metre quarry outside development...

PA proposes use of existing buildings in countryside as demand grows for childcare centres

The Planning Authority publishes updated planning framework to cater for growing demand of childcare facilities • Home-based centres would cater for up to...

The Planning Authority publishes updated planning framework...

Architects urge PA for urban regeneration of Hal Mula

The Chamber of Architects has said that urban regeneration is the only...

The Chamber of Architects has said that urban...

Developers insist 2006 rationalisation plans must be ‘honoured’

Amid calls to the government to save 17,530 square metres of land, at...

Amid calls to the government to save 17,530 square metres...

AD urges government to reject tal-Marnisi development

Alternattiva Demokratika questions what criteria the Planning Authority basis...

Alternattiva Demokratika questions what criteria the...

ERA objects to Gozo development: construction work would destroy natural habitat

The Environment Authority is objecting to the proposed development of six apartments, pool and parking in Zebbug, Gozo

The Environment Authority is objecting to the proposed...

Naxxar home will have negative visual impact: assessment

A proposed old people’s home in Naxxar will have a 'major...

A proposed old people’s home in Naxxar will have a...

Development spills into Sacred Heart area

The Planning Authority has approved a six-storey apartment block instead of an...

The Planning Authority has approved a six-storey apartment...

ERA against regularisation of Saghtrija illegalities

The Environment and Resources Authority is objecting to the regularisation of...

The Environment and Resources Authority is objecting to the...

New rules allow ‘summary’ demolition of Gzira townhouse

Rules approved last year subject blocks of up to 16 apartments to the new...

Rules approved last year subject blocks of up to 16...