


Council concerned over retirement home and mall in Naxxar quarry
The Naxxar Local Council has expressed serious reservations about a proposed...
The Naxxar Local Council has expressed serious reservations...

Close to 80% of Jerma Project earmarked for apartments
Local plans approved in 2006 state that development on the Jerma site should be...
Local plans approved in 2006 state that development on the...

Valletta Hotel decision postponed following Planning Authority CEO’s intervention
New hotel to be built over five levels will feature 29 guest rooms, a spa area, an indoor pool, and a wine bar, along with a one-floor extension to Preti...
New hotel to be built over five levels will feature 29...

Photomontages show Saqqajja block’s impact on historic views
Development characterised by the use of traditional balconies will increase...
Development characterised by the use of traditional...

Court revokes permit for ODZ swimming pool in Marsalforn valley
Judges rule development failed to meet policy requirements
Judges rule development failed to meet policy requirements

Ombudsman investigation finds multiple stable permits issued for same horses
In eight years, the Planning Authority issued permits for 1,022 stables but Environment and Planning Commissioner finds lack of oversight to ensure same horse...
In eight years, the Planning Authority issued permits for...

Flats and offices on Qajjenza LPG site set for approval
Zoning application foresees erection of three blocks of residential flats...
Zoning application foresees erection of three blocks of...

Old people’s home, mall proposed instead of Naxxar quarry site
A Naxxar quarry could be turned into a major mixed-use development featuring...
A Naxxar quarry could be turned into a major mixed-use...

Hotels insist their Gzira lido does not require Lands Authority’s permission for rooftop sunbeds
Hotel consortium fronted by Michael Stivala presents legal opinion stating that the deed for the lease of public land transferred to it for 65 years only bans...
Hotel consortium fronted by Michael Stivala presents legal...

ERA objects to hotelier’s bid to relocate Xaghra farmhouse to pristine site in ODZ area
Hotelier Alfred Refalo wants to relocate a vernacular building from a rural hamlet along a main road, where he is building a hotel, to a pristine site...
Hotelier Alfred Refalo wants to relocate a vernacular...

48-apartment block approved in Sa Maison
Planning Authority approves demolition of the ex-Sa Maison residential home and a neighbouring old warehouse to make way for an eight-storey development...
Planning Authority approves demolition of the ex-Sa Maison...

Staircase, ramp and bathing platform in latest Veċċa plans
Veċċa project aimed at protecting cave and overlying road from collapse
Veċċa project aimed at protecting cave and overlying road...

Planning Authority approves Rialto restoration with new rooftop venue
Yana Mintoff, daughter of former Labour leader and Prime Minister Dom Mintoff,...
Yana Mintoff, daughter of former Labour leader and Prime...

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...