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Mġarr residents and farmers fight to save 7 football grounds of ODZ land

This is a solar farm in disguise – Għaqda Bdiewa Attivi 

December 31, 2020| Kristina Abela
Residents shot video showing the farmhouse being demolished using heavy machinery. Screenshots: Facebook

Demolishing Marsaxlokk farmhouse is ‘lesser of two evils’ - culture watchdog

Machinery seen tearing through archaeologically sensitive rural building

December 24, 2020| Jessica Arena
Photo: Chris Sant Fournier.

Coleiro Preca says Mrieħel bypass project 'beggars belief'

Risk of flooding and loss of land in Qormi must be assessed - former president

December 20, 2020| Jessica Arena

Mercury House project gets bigger - 19-storey hotel alongside 33-floor tower

Local council concerns about congestion

December 17, 2020| Julian Delia
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Gżira council files judicial letter against Planning and Review Tribunal Head

Council in legal bid to cancel fuel station permit

December 16, 2020| Edwina Brincat
The db Group has presented new plans to reduce the maximum height of a proposed construction project from 31 storeys to 17.

Db Group downsizes St George's Bay tower plans, but critics remain

31-storey tower replaced by two 17-storey ones in revised St George's Bay plans

December 16, 2020| Ivan Martin
The Planning Authority is clearly not up to the task it is entrusted with and, most likely, it never will be. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Planning chicken or egg? – Petra Caruana Dingli

A completely fresh start is needed at the Planning Authority

December 13, 2020| Petra Caruana Dingli
The controversial DB project on the former ITS site in Pembroke was revoked earlier this year after residents took the issue all the way to court.

The silence of the greedy - Wayne Flask

Silvio Debono's appearance in court is a reminder not to let our guard down

December 9, 2020| Wayne Flask
The house in Milner Street proposed as a hotel. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Sliema house may become a 13-storey, 56-room hotel

Milner Street development raises objections from NGOs and local council

December 8, 2020| Giulia Magri
The Quad Towers high-rise project in Mrieħel.

PA wants to abolish building height restrictions in Mrieħel and Marsa

Building heights determined by non-numeric, urban design policies

December 7, 2020| Times of Malta
The Manoel Island project outline planning application will still be processed and decided afresh by the Planning Authority.

Manoel Island project to be reviewed ‘afresh’

The Manoel Island project, a massive investment by MIDI, which includes a hotel and luxury apartments, is to be reviewed in full by the Planning Authority. The authority’s confirmation comes after questions were sent by Times of Malta following a press...

December 7, 2020| Julian Delia
Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Appeals tribunal postpones AUM campus extension hearing

EPRT puts off case until further notice following request by Sadeen group

December 1, 2020| Julian Delia
Hal Ferħ was originally a British-era military camp. It was later turned into a tourist complex but has been unused for years.

Planning Committee allows residences at Ħal Ferħ after changing plans

Nationalist MPs vote against the changes, requested by the Corinthia Group

November 30, 2020| Jessica Arena
A photomontage of part of the proposed extension in Cospicua.

Planning Authority calls for rejection of AUM’s campus extension

AUM says it wants to turn Cottonera into student city

November 29, 2020| Matthew Xuereb
The development would also cut through a public staircase in frequent use by pedestrians. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

‘Absurd’ project proposed off Valley Road

The 'only green lung' in the periphery of Santa Venera and Msida

November 29, 2020| Jessica Arena
Golden Bay with the Ħal Ferħ tourism complex at bottom left. Photo: Shutterstock.

Ħal Ferħ residential plans 'unacceptable', eNGOs say

Shift from tourism to residential use is 'moving goalposts'

November 28, 2020| Times of Malta
Kurt Farrugia is handling a hot potato.

New Superintendent of Cultural Heritage pushes back against his critics

Kurt Farrugia is now responsible for safeguarding 7,000 years of history

November 23, 2020| Fiona Galea Debono
An area of Manoel Island that has been cleared of trees. FAA say the area was originally intended to serve as a bird sanctuary. Photo: FAA

Activists want Planning Authority answers on Manoel Island project

14 NGOs say planning process must start afresh following nullified EIA

November 21, 2020| Julian Delia

The tales that MIDI spins - Jorg Sicot

Updated Thursday 6pm with MIDI reaction The opinion bearing the signature of Mark Portelli, CEO of MIDI, titled ‘Balance at Manoel Island’ (November 3), confirms what a Gżira Facebook page said: You cannot trust MIDI. The half-truths and selective...

November 19, 2020| Jorg Sicot
Insert: Simon Saliba

Simon Saliba replaced as planning commission chair

Saliba replaced by Claude Mallia, months after NGOs demanded his removal

November 18, 2020| Sarah Carabott
The Planning Authority offices in Floriana. Is PA pressure too much for the cultural watchdog to bear? Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Our built heritage needs more defence

Safeguards for cultural protection are clearly not working as they ought to

November 16, 2020| Times of Malta
Photomontage of the approved waterpolo pitch development in Marsascala Bay.

Marsaskala residents, Moviment Graffitti file appeal against waterpolo pitch

Development triggered by AUM takeover of former national pool site

November 14, 2020| Times of Malta
Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina

The farce has to stop – Alex Torpiano

Years of fake ‘conservation’ policies are now leading to planning disasters

November 14, 2020| Alex Torpiano
Photo: MECP, MFEA_PS

PA launches scheme to restore balconies and windows in Marsamxett

€300,000 in EU funds earmarked for re-issued scheme for Valletta

November 10, 2020| Times of Malta

Planning Authority unable to provide documents on specific direct orders - NAO

Audit office issues report on planning regulator’s information technology setup

November 9, 2020| Jessica Arena
Joe Borg asked to take the unpaid leave from the Planning Authority for the five-year duration of his term on the independent adjudicator.

‘Independent’ planning review tribunal chairman is a PA employee

EPRT chair Joe Borg declines to comment about his ties to Planning Authority

November 8, 2020| Jacob Borg
Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina

'Gross' building engulfs 19th century Spinola townhouse

A superficial preservation of our culture - history students

November 6, 2020| Claudia Calleja
Beachfront home? Residences will be allowed if proposed changes to land use for Ħal Ferħ, circled, are given the go-ahead. Photo: Shutterstock

Residences allowed at Ħal Ferħ tourist resort in draft planning change

Proposed tourism resort can now include residential apartments in draft plan

November 4, 2020| Times of Malta
Villa Priuli sits right on Balluta Bay. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina

Appeal launched against structural changes to 19th century Balluta villa

Permission has been given to transform villa into boutique hotel

November 3, 2020| Jessica Arena

Historic farmhouse which gave Fgura its name faces demolition

Local council promises to continue fighting to protect the site

October 29, 2020| Jessica Arena