DLH Press Release 18 May 2009 Mistra Village development shoots back up to 16 storeys! In 2008 MEPA had approved the outline application PA 05538/04 for a massive 11-storey development on Mistra ridge in Xemxija, which would dominate the northern coastal...
Sunday Times of Malta, 17 May 2009 The Malta Environment and Planning Authority has denied claims made by developers that it was to blame for stalling of the controversial Mistra Heights project. The planning application for the high rise project on the...
Times of Malta, 13 May 2009 The Malta Environment and Planning Authority is currently reviewing its policy on the development of high-rise buildings, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told Leo Brincat (PL) in reply to a parliamentary question. The policy identifies areas where...
Times of Malta, 12 May 2009 – by Mark Micallef – Trade finance group Fimbank has disassociated itself from the Mistra Heights development which was said to have the bank’s backing. “FIMBank wishes to clarify that it is neither a partner, nor...
Sunday Times of Malta, 10 May 2009 – by Mark Micallef The massive, 868-appartment high rise complex over the Xemxija ridge is at a standstill and the project’s marketing team has been laid off, The Sunday Times has learnt. Three people who...
Times of Malta, 24 March 2009 – Talking Point The 1960s brought a rapidly expanding tourism industry to Malta, with many large hotels built in pristine locations. Tourism is a main pillar of our economy but times have undoubtedly changed radically...
Maltatoday, 6th July 2008 A new chairman of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority has been appointed. We wish him well, recognising that he has a formidable task ahead to sort out the many insidious problems lurking within the organisation that...
Letter to the Sunday Times of Malta, 6th July 2008 The New York Times (June 25) carried a travelogue on Malta. As I read the blogs I came across the following; “Last month, I took my wife and three children to Malta for...
Maltatoday, 2nd July 2008, by James Debono The Malta Transport Authority (ADT) is sending mixed messages on the proposed Xemxija bypass, a major road project that threatens agricultural land and underground water sources. The ADT had first stated in its annual report...