by Petra Caruana Dingli Last week I was caught in traffic on my way to an evening event in Valletta. There were road closures for the Msida festa. Every morning, cars are stuck in roads around San Ġwann. At Paola, delays...
Decision-makers must uphold the important values of heritage buildings ...
Despite detailed and valid objections, the Board granted permits for these controversial proposals by Gasan and Tumas Groups. ...
Din l-Art Helwa, FAA and Friends of the Earth ask how the decision to include Mriehel as a high-rise zone was taken without public consultation. ...
The Muslim cemetery is a fine Orientalist-style architectural complex built in 1873-4, designed by the eminent Maltese architect Emanuele Luigi Galizi ...
The Mriehel Industrial Area as a zone for high-rise buildings was included in the government’s high-rise policy by stealth, after the public consultation period had ended. This zone was never included in the draft policy in 2014, and was only...
The Planning Authority’s recommendation to approve this major project at Mriehel is reacting to an unjustified demand for high-rise buildings ...
by Petra Caruana Dingli The application for development at Ta’ Ċenċ in Gozo has haunted the planning authority’s corridors for 20 years. It lurks in dark corners, occasionally startling nervous planning officers by appearing on a desk, or opening an old...
by Petra Caruana Dingli Believing that high-rise will take the pressure off the countryside is wishful thinking. Applications for construction in rural areas continue relentlessly, for petrol stations, schools, old people’s homes and more. Small and large permits are continually granted outside...
