ERA objects to ‘restoration’ of Qala ruin by Portelli’s company
Environment and Resources Authority firmly objecting to application by a company partly-owned by construction mogul Joseph Portelli to ‘reconstruct and restore’ a...
Dingli cliff-face fireworks factory earmarked for olive oil production
The owners of the Pulvich fireworks factory have filed a planning application in a bid to replace a disused factory that has been literally carved into the Dingli cliffs’...
Rabat: 33 properties and monuments get high protection status – in pictures

Properties, monuments and visual corridors in Saqqajja and Howard Garden area given high protection status

Properties, monuments and visual corridors in Saqqajja and...

Planning Authority refuses St Julian’s project opposed by residents and mayor

PA strongly objected in principle to this project, saying residential and commerical project wou;d compromise character of St Julian’s village core area

PA strongly objected in principle to this project, saying...

Qormi high-rise ditched, Portelli presents plans for five-storey block

The Mercury House developer Joseph Portelli has officially abandoned plans for an imposing 14-storey tower set on Qormi’s gateway, and has now submitted...

The Mercury House developer Joseph Portelli has officially...

Could European Landscape Convention limit the way Maltese villages are changing?

After 20 years Malta set to ratify European Landscape Convention, obliging signatories to protect their landscapes – a body of law that could put limits...

After 20 years Malta set to ratify European Landscape...

Zebbug Lidl supermarket traffic studies shot down by Transport Malta

Transport Malta says Traffic Impact Assessment claiming 30% reduction in...

Transport Malta says Traffic Impact Assessment claiming 30%...

Blue Lagoon pier that will bring more visitors to Comino, resurrected by Transport Malta

Transport Malta has started environment impact studies for a 136m-long pier at Blue Lagoon

Transport Malta has started environment impact studies for...

‘Experimental’ decking on Xghajra’s rocky shore is dropped amid stern warning

Malta Tourism Authority withdraws ‘experimental’ decking on Xghajra’s rocky shore

Malta Tourism Authority withdraws...

Ain’t it bizarre? ERA says Fgura farmhouse can’t go to Bidnija

The Environment and Resources Authority has shot down plans by the owner of a...

The Environment and Resources Authority has shot down plans...

Rabat promenade approved as Planning Authority ignores ERA

ERA chairman Victor Axiak insists that any planning gain from Rabat promenade...

ERA chairman Victor Axiak insists that any planning gain...

Ending the magic that turns rubble into villas: how new rural policy plugs the loopholes

From banning agricultural stores on small holdings, to stopping the conversion of ruins to villas, the PA’s new rural policy is set to make it harder for...

From banning agricultural stores on small holdings, to...

Mercury House high-rise will have 435 apartments with second tower

A second, 19-storey tower over the former telephone exchange in Paceville is...

A second, 19-storey tower over the former telephone...

Portelli scion applies for agricultural store

The daughter of the construction magnate behind the 32-storey Mercury House...

The daughter of the construction magnate behind the...

Gozo ferries road awaiting environmental studies

A final decision on the controversial link between the Mgarr harbour to Triq...

A final decision on the controversial link between the...

Balluta ferry objectors tell Fortina: ‘Stop hogging our seas’

Councils, NGOs and residents appealing controversial ferry service in Balluta...

Councils, NGOs and residents appealing controversial ferry...

Trees face chop for Naxxar-Mosta roundabout showroom

The last of a patch of trees on the site of the Naxxar-Mosta roundabout could...

The last of a patch of trees on the site of the...

Planning Authority set to lose magic wand that turns ruins into villas

A MaltaToday investigation that has led to an important reform in planning rules allowing villas to be built in the countryside

A MaltaToday investigation that has led to an important...

Hotel. Goat farm. Now Kalanka owner wants shop

An agricultural entrepreneur setting up an agri-tourism project in Delimara is...

An agricultural entrepreneur setting up an agri-tourism...

Polidano incurs €700,000 in fines for Montekristo illegalities since 2013

The Montekristo Estates in Hal Farrug, owned by Charles Polidano, have incurred €700,000 in daily fines over the past years 

The Montekristo Estates in Hal Farrug, owned by Charles...