Former Ursuline Sisters convent in Bormla to be converted into boutique guesthouse
Post-war building in Bormla which served as a convent for the religious order of the Ursuline Sisters granted development permission by the Planning Commission for its conversion...
Residents, council protest Mellieha Heights development
Mayor, Il-Kollettiv believe the Government should retake the land, as Company behind construction plans says its project is in line with 2006 local policy and will include "a...
74% of Planning Authority zoning applications not accessible to the public

Zoning applications not accessible to the public include a couple of large tracts of land within building zones, but located in sensitive areas of ecological...

Zoning applications not accessible to the public include a...

Planning Authority to make an incision in the bastions

The Planning Authority is set to approve its own application, to make an...

The Planning Authority is set to approve its own...

Planning Commission ‘clutching at straws’ to approve development, ERA says

The authority accused the Commission of intentionally turning a blind eye in order to approve a Zebbug villa permit which it said would eradicate a cliff edge...

The authority accused the Commission of intentionally...

Qala council dropped Ta’ Muxi objection amidst Gozo family pressures

The council withdrew its objection to the application after Nationalist councillor who was leading the opposition to the project found out he was related to...

The council withdrew its objection to the application after...

Ghost applications: Planning Authority’s hot potatoes go off-radar

From agritourism projects to new roads in Gozo, the PA’s own geoserver is...

From agritourism projects to new roads in Gozo, the...

Dingli farmland lost to sports track to ‘promote health and well-being’

Foundation for Tomorrow's Schools insists the planned project will provide both students and the community with sports facilities

Foundation for Tomorrow's Schools insists the planned...

American University campus at Bormla set for approval, but dorm decision postponed

AUM campus in Bormla set for approval, but controversial dormitory building postponed by six months after objections

AUM campus in Bormla set for approval, but controversial...

Qala ODZ villa permit exposes rift between case officer and Planning Commission

A decision by the Planning Commission on whether to allow a 31sq.m dilapidated room in a Qala field to be turned into a full-blown 200sq.m villa has been...

A decision by the Planning Commission on whether to allow a...

ODZ school proposed on Zabbar land previously identified for McDonald’s

A piece of ODZ land along Labour Avenue in Zabbar, previously earmarked for a McDonald’s drive-in restaurant, is now being proposed for a school and...

A piece of ODZ land along Labour Avenue in Zabbar,...

Santa Lucija residents want change to start of Tal-Barrani underpass to save woodland

Sta Lucija woodland was specifically created to give beauty to the place and as a green lung for present and future generations

Sta Lucija woodland was specifically created to give beauty...

Handaq solar farm near Gaffarena’s contested land

A plot adjacent to the Handaq land is now earmarked for a massive solar farm

A plot adjacent to the Handaq land is now earmarked for a...

Land for animal husbandry not precluded for petrol station relocation under amended rules

Amendments to revised fuel policy: urban pumps not smaller than 1,000 sq.m can relocate outside development zones unless land has agricultural value

Amendments to revised fuel policy: urban pumps not smaller...

300 trees face uprooting as Santa Lucija tunnels project gets underway

Project approved by the Planning Authority in September 2018 with ERA insisting that approximately 757 new trees will be planted in the same area

Project approved by the Planning Authority in September...

Villa Arrigo grounds to get nine villas

The approval of the zoning application paving the way for the development of nine villas on the Villa Arrigo grounds goes against a clear recommendation by the...

The approval of the zoning application paving the way for...

Petrol station application in Attard rejected outright by planning board

An application for a petrol station in an ODZ area along Mdina Road was unanimously rejected by the Planning Authority

An application for a petrol station in an ODZ area along...

Siggiewi fuel pump wants ODZ land before rules change

An urban petrol station has joined the race to have its licence relocated to a...

An urban petrol station has joined the race to have its...

Farsons presents sole objection to Fino high-rise

Superintendence concerned with impact on line of vision between Mdina and...

Superintendence concerned with impact on line of vision...

DB chief executive hits back at critics as hotel group steams ahead with project

DB Group CEO Arthur Gauci says company “will expose publicly uttered falsehoods”

DB Group CEO Arthur Gauci says company...