330-space car park planned beneath Bormla school playground
A proposal to build a six-level underground car park with 334 spaces beneath an existing car park and school playground at Triq it-8 ta’ Dicembru, Bormla
Żebbuġ council firmly against rezoning of area from community facilities to residential development
Ħaż-Żebbuġ local council expresses firm opposition to the proposed rezoning of an area in the locality from land designated for community facilities to private...
PA refuses reconstruction of Għarb fireworks factory

The factory was the site of a tragedy which left six deaths in 2010

The factory was the site of a tragedy which left six deaths...

Planning Authority approves 275 apartments in disused Naxxar Quarry

Development approved by nine votes against two • Local council and NGO...

Development approved by nine votes against two • Local...

Busy day for planning board in Johann Buttigieg’s first public engagement after return

PA board meets today to decide on five major applications including a restaurant at Ħaġar Qim and the Rialto development in Bormla

PA board meets today to decide on five major applications...

SCH grants clearance for six-storey Qormi development next to historic farmhouse

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has approved a proposal to incorporate an existing farmhouse, currently surrounded by farmland, into a major...

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has approved...

Ministry upholds commitment to preserve Gżira garden after court rejects council’s appeal

Lands ministry says Council of Europe Garden should serve as an open space, despite a civil court rejecting the local council's bid to annul the relocation...

Lands ministry says Council of Europe Garden should serve...

Preti house set to host new Valletta hotel

Case officer recommends approval for a new 5-star hotel in Valletta, set to...

Case officer recommends approval for a new 5-star hotel in...

Superintendence still objecting to five-storey block in Qrendi

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is still objecting to the...

The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is still...

Developer seeks to remove public footpath after court revokes ODZ pool permit

Mark Agius, a business partner of Joseph Portelli, has also presented an application to sanction one of the two illegal pools in Sannat

Mark Agius, a business partner of Joseph Portelli, has also...

53 new dwellings approved near Dingli cemetery

The Planning Authority has approved 53 dwellings and 106 garages over three...

The Planning Authority has approved 53 dwellings and 106...

Cafeteria moved to lower floor in new plans for Paola church

New plans propose a discreet souvenir shop and a small cafeteria on the lower...

New plans propose a discreet souvenir shop and a small...

Dwelling to replace Melita restaurant

A single large dwelling is being proposed to replace the existing Melita restaurant in Balzan

A single large dwelling is being proposed to replace the...

Hotel owner wants old farmhouse moved to ODZ

In 2016, Alfred Refalo applied to demolish the farmhouse to make way for a...

In 2016, Alfred Refalo applied to demolish the farmhouse to...

Zabbar cemetery extension proposes 1,332 new graves

A private company is proposing the construction of 1,332 new graves on land...

A private company is proposing the construction of 1,332...

Massive care home proposed in Birkirkara’s village core

An old people’s home comprising of 110 rooms across five floors is being...

An old people’s home comprising of 110 rooms across...

Applications for planning permits increased by 12% in 2024

Number of applications increases from 7,802 in 2023 to 8,717 in 2024 but...

Number of applications increases from 7,802 in 2023 to...

Wirt Għawdex to appeal Planning Authority’s Fort Chambray decision

NGO slams ‘blasphemous’ assertion by Culture Ministry that British...

NGO slams ‘blasphemous’ assertion by Culture...

St Paul’s Bay Council raises alarm over proposed lido

The St Paul’s Bay Local Council is objecting to an application to develop...

The St Paul’s Bay Local Council is objecting to an...

ERA does not object to new Smart City link road

Environmental authority concludes that project does not require a full...

Environmental authority concludes that project does not...