ICOMOS Malta proposes ban on rooftop pools in Mdina
The issue was raised concerning a planning application in Mesquita Street proposing an additional floor and a rooftop pool
Planning Authority enacting stricter rules for industrial areas
Reform of the development notification system for state owned industrial zones was one of the key recommendations of the Jean Paul Sofia inquiry
Illegal dumping near helipad could pave way for Gozo airstrip

Heritage watchdog complained that rubble dumped in the area prevented proper...

Heritage watchdog complained that rubble dumped in the area...

Synagogue and kosher restaurant for prominent Sliema location

The former post office building in Manoel Dimech Street in Sliema, opposite the...

The former post office building in Manoel Dimech Street in...

Infamous Baħrija gate set for PA refusal

Gate in breach of policy securing access to footpaths established before 1967....

Gate in breach of policy securing access to footpaths...

Supermarket and mall proposed for Burmarrad after local plan changes

Changes to local plan in 2019 allowed offices, retail and catering developments...

Changes to local plan in 2019 allowed offices, retail and...

PA approves destruction of vernacular structures at Nigret

Zoning application will see Żurrieq ring-road pass through ODZ,...

Zoning application will see Żurrieq ring-road pass through...

Mdina’s Palazzo Gourgion eyes terrace restaurant, boutique hotel

Large restaurant and seven-room hotel could be in breach of local plan’s...

Large restaurant and seven-room hotel could be in breach of...

Villa to grow on Dingli’s controversial new road near medieval chapel

Yet-to-be-built villa outside development zones near Dingli’s medieval chapel seeking additional storey and pool permit

Yet-to-be-built villa outside development zones near...

Luqa mosque’s gold-cladded dome could disturb airplanes

Transport Malta ‘strongly objects’ to mosque in Luqa due to impact...

Transport Malta ‘strongly objects’ to mosque in...

Tuna magnate withdraws Birzebbuga nine-storey hotel plan

After refusal recommendation, Charles Azzopardi withdraws plan to add two...

After refusal recommendation, Charles Azzopardi withdraws...

Illegal Bahrija gate exposes Malta’s enforcement sham

Changes to planning laws in 2015 allow owners to delay enforcement by first...

Changes to planning laws in 2015 allow owners to delay...

Environmental culprits to get petition rights on fines

Maximum daily €150 penalty for environmental offences in protected areas...

Maximum daily €150 penalty for environmental offences...

Historical Ottoman cemetery spared of industrial garage development

Planning Authority rejects industrial garage complex over impact on adjacent...

Planning Authority rejects industrial garage complex over...

BirdLife hits out at ‘moral crime’ after ERA endorses Marsaxlokk garden offices

Birdlife Malta describes the Environment and Resources Authority’s go-ahead for the development of the Marsaxlokk council offices on 900sq.m of...

Birdlife Malta describes the Environment and Resources...

High-rise on St George’s Bay: 35-storey tower on Villa Rosa

Local plan had limited heights to seven floors in area near Bay Street, now...

Local plan had limited heights to seven floors in area near...

Għarb rezoning of ODZ is non-starter, Planning Authority rules

Application to rezone 7,880sq.m of agricultural land in Għarb for...

Application to rezone 7,880sq.m of agricultural...

Hal Far racetrack consultants advise government to relocate refugees due to noise pollution

Racetrack abuts on refugee centre, with preliminary studies indicating noise pollution would be the major impact • Five other sites considered for...

Racetrack abuts on refugee centre, with preliminary studies...

Residents appeal Naxxar high-rise, Labour councillors backing PN mayor

Labour councillors push motion that claims Nationalist mayor voted in favour of project “after consultation with residents”

Labour councillors push motion that claims Nationalist...

Second mosque in Luqa estate, ‘bands’ area moves to Marsa

Islamic organisation granted land in Luqa industrial estate to vacate Ospizio...

Islamic organisation granted land in Luqa industrial estate...