Heritage groups welcome Fort Chambray plan revision but call for Grade 1 protection
Din l-Art Ħelwa and Coalition for Gozo say statutory protection is essential to safeguard the historic British barracks from inappropriate development following announcement they...
Residents’ groups call for action over Piccolo Padre’s use of public space
Eighteen organisations demand removal of outdoor furniture and unauthorised structures, citing concerns over pedestrian access, noise and the occupation of public land
St Julian’s council objects to car park sanctioning bid after olive trees removed

St Julian’s council is objecting to the sanctioning of an improvised private car park after mature olive trees were removed despite the Planning...

St Julian’s council is objecting to the sanctioning...

Heritage groups welcome protection of Careel House and Xagħra archaeological remains, but question planning decisions

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar welcomes the withdrawal of an application to build a hotel development in the garden of Careel House, however, FAA said the two...

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar welcomes the withdrawal of an...

Five-star hotel in Żurrieq village core set for approval

A case officer is recommending approval for the conversion of two historic...

A case officer is recommending approval for the conversion...

Fireworks factory workshop could become countryside home

A former fireworks factory workshop in the protected countryside in Tas-Sanap...

A former fireworks factory workshop in the protected...

Piecemeal hotel expansion in Xlendi valley seeks nine more rooms

What started as a residential property was converted into a 13-room boutique...

What started as a residential property was converted into a...

Paradise Bay Resort expansion triggers need for EIA

​The Paradise Bay Resort in Ċirkewwa plans on more than doubling its rooms,...

​The Paradise Bay Resort in Ċirkewwa plans on more than...

PA case officer recommends homes on disused mushroom farm in Tas-Salib

The Planning Authority’s Development Management Directorate is recommending outline approval for up to eight homes on a disused mushroom farm in...

The Planning Authority’s Development Management...

Illegal development reports fall after PA removes anonymity

The Planning Authority's decision to remove the option to report...

The Planning Authority's decision to remove the option...

New Bormla elderly home will loom larger over Santa Margerita chapel

Bormla old people's home application envisages building that is higher than...

Bormla old people's home application envisages building...

Developers persist with plan for tourist complex on Kerċem fireworks factory site

Planning Directorate had recommended refusal of the application ahead of a Planning Commission meeting on 12 May, however, rather than refusing the...

Planning Directorate had recommended refusal of the...

Second phase of public consultation opens on San Luċjan oil depot redevelopment

Planning Authority, in collaboration with Project Green, has launched the second phase of public consultation on a draft framework for the redevelopment of the...

Planning Authority, in collaboration with Project Green,...

Hili gives no clear date for Comino tree works, rules out construction during appeal

Developer behind controversial development categorical that Comino hotel and bungalow construction will await the planning appeal, but only says tree...

Developer behind controversial development categorical that...

117-room elderly home proposed overlooking Speranza Valley in Mosta

A seven-storey residential home for the elderly that will house 236 residents...

A seven-storey residential home for the elderly that will...

ERA approval paves way for uprooting of 800 trees for proposed Comino hotel

ERA has approved preparatory works for the Comino project, including tree interventions, despite an ongoing legal challenge to the development

ERA has approved preparatory works for the Comino project,...

Db seeks to sanction extended lido at St George’s Bay

The db Group seeks to sanction unauthorised excavation works and extend its...

The db Group seeks to sanction unauthorised excavation...

PA recommends refusal of 2.7-hectare solar farm on protected Gozo plateau

Planning Board will decide on 4 September whether to reject a 2.7-hectare solar farm proposed for a scenic Gozo plateau, with the Planning Authority...

Planning Board will decide on 4 September whether to reject...

Old people’s home approved instead of disused hotel next to Buskett woodland

Proposal will see a 54-room old people’s home replace a derelict and disused hotel in close proximity to a protected area

Proposal will see a 54-room old people’s home replace...

Hotel proposed on Ħamrun's main street

22-room hotel proposed instead of a furniture showroom would feature traditional Maltese balconies but rise above surrounding buildings

22-room hotel proposed instead of a furniture showroom...