30 holiday units extension granted to the Mellieha holiday centre

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MPEA) board yesterday granted an extension of 30 holiday units within the premises of the Mellieha Holiday Centre, also known as the Danish Village.

This extension was granted in 2007 listed with the outline permit PA1157/06. In 2016, the principle of development has been re-assessed in-line to the parameters established by the outline permit. 

The extension consists of 30 new holiday units; each with an area covering between 90 and 110 square metres. The larger units will also accommodate a small courtyard and an outdoor pool.

A total of 25 holiday units will be constructed to the north of the existing holiday complex whereas the remaining 5 holiday units will be located to the southern area. 

The site in question is located outside the limits of development for Mellieha and is in the close vicinity of Ghadira Nature Reserve (a designated Special Area of Conservation) and the Ghadira Bird Sanctuary.

Although the site falls in an Outside Development Zone, MEPA’s planning directorate has taken into consideration the potential touristic character of the existing and proposed development.

The Authority imposed a bank guarantee of €100,000 to ensure that the development will be carried out in conformity with the conditions and documents stipulate in the approved development documentation. This measure will be duly monitored and thus avoiding any irreversible damages to the adjacent sites. 

Simultaneously, the MEPA Board also granted planning permission for the construction of an underground car park facility with an overlying public garden in Paceville.

The approved underground car park, which can be accessed from the Westin Dragonara Resort, will accommodate 120 automotive vehicles over two levels. A parcel of land situated along St. George’s Bay - Paceville promenade, which for the past years served as an illegal car park and presently lies in an abandoned state, will now be transformed into a public open garden.

A three-metre buffer zone, along the perimeter of the garden, will be paved to protect and enable the public to appreciate the coastal entrenchment wall.