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Built-up areas grew by 655 football pitches between 1998 and 2012, study shows

Almost half of the new artificial surfaces were built outside designated development zones

Ta’ Qali to get sewage treatment plant… on agricultural land

Government terminates agricultural leases in Ta’ Qali to make way for sewage treatment plant to cater for the needs of the national park and afforestation project

Times building to make way for 50 apartments

The project includes five basement garage levels and a cafeteria, and promises...

The project includes five basement garage levels and a...

Planning Authority approves Sliema car park with overlying playground

The planning application was submitted by the Sliema Local Council and approved...

The planning application was submitted by the Sliema Local...

Illegal deer farm wants agritourism permit on unspoilt Dwejra farmland

The owner of land beneath the Dwejra fortification lines in Mgarr wants to regularise an illegal deer farm he built by creating an agritourism farm

The owner of land beneath the Dwejra fortification lines in...

Wied Ghomor 27-storey hotel too high, Planning Authority design panel warns

A proposed 27-story hotel overlooking Wied Ghomor in St Julian’s, by the Mikiel Anton Vassalli bridge has been shot down by the Planning...

A proposed 27-story hotel overlooking Wied Ghomor in St...

Fuel pump will be built over ‘good agricultural land’ in Burmarrad ODZ

A fuel service station, set outside development zones in Burmarrad, is set for approval under a controversial policy whose review started one year ago but was...

A fuel service station, set outside development zones in...

Marsaskala local council wants written guarantee from government on land reclamation

The Marsaskala local council said that land reclamation beyond the Marsaskala shoreline would be detrimental to the community

The Marsaskala local council said that land reclamation...

Only ‘discrete’ height for Wembley factory, PA design panel tells architect

The architects tasked with the redevelopment of Gzira’s Wembley ice-cream factory into a seven-storey office block have been told to submit alterative...

The architects tasked with the redevelopment of...

AD: Naxxar’s urban environment under siege, MDA proposals unacceptable

Proposals by the MDA to compensate lost development opportunities would exacerbate problems in Naxxar and other urban areas, the Green Party has warned

Proposals by the MDA to compensate lost development...

Updated | Developers’ proposal to trade floor space slammed by NGO

Din l-Art Helwa called on the government to ‘immediately and...

Din l-Art Helwa called on the government to...

Malta still refuses to ratify the European convention that could protect its threatened landscapes

18 years later, the Maltese government has still not ratified a revolutionary convention that would oblige it to protect protected heritage...

18 years later, the Maltese government has still not...

Eight-storey hotel approved in Mellieha as PA and ERA chairpersons vote against

PA chairman Vince Cassar, ERA chairman Victor Axiak, NGO representative Annick Bonello and Mellieħa mayor John Buttigieg voted against the development which...

PA chairman Vince Cassar, ERA chairman Victor Axiak, NGO...