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Court halts Mepa action on Wardija home
A court has this morning upheld a request for the issuance of a ‘provisional’ prohibitory injunction, halting Mepa from taking action to demolish parts of a residence in Wardija, limits of St. Paul’s Bay.
The court’s provisional decision was taken in the wake of a request made by Paul and Maria Hili - who are currently away from the island – and who through their lawyers, explained that they received information that Mepa was to demolish parts of their home in Wardija.
In their request to the First Hall of the Civil Court, Paul and Maria Hili explained that their property was covered by a PAPB permit issued in 1988, and that a subsequent permit issued in 2007 was issued on the basis that the structure was in fact originally covered by a permit.
The Hili’s added that in December 2008, they served with an enforcemebt notice by Mepa that alleged “the illegal development of an agricultural room, and the unauthorised conversion of agricultural land into a tennis court and swimming pool.”
While the Hili’s objected to this warning, they received no further notice, but only learnt during the past few days that Mepa was intending to demolish the ‘unauthorised’ structures.
Paul and Maria Hili stressed that Mepa’s actions would be abusive since they were not even notified of the actions it planned to take in regard of their property.
