EPRT

The government is resolute in advancing amendments to the environmental and planning review tribunal act, aiming to automatically suspend planning permits under third-party appeal or, for that matter, external consultee involvement. This marks a departure from the current process where suspension requires a specific request through  a parallel application by the objector-appellant, and ultimately rests […]

The government is currently in the process of making significant changes to planning laws, particularly in the context of third-party appeals. These changes are designed to have a profound impact on when construction can commence following the issuance of a planning permit. The idea is that when a third party lodges an appeal against a […]

To be honest, the Prime Minister is justified in arguing that starting a construction project, which would need complete reinstatement if the permit is revoked, is illogical. Hence, the PM’s proposal to transition to automatic suspensions when development permits are under appeal by third parties is not prima facie unreasonable. In practice, however, this means […]

  In my previous blog post, I discussed the Cabinet’s intention to transition towards automatic suspensions in cases where planning permissions are under appeal.   Currently, the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal (EPRT) has the authority to order the suspension of permits under Article 33(3) of the EPRT Act (Chapter 551 of the Laws of Malta). […]

In the realm of planning permissions, any interested party has the right to object to an application without the need to establish a juridical interest in the conventional sense. In simpler terms, even if I’m an Australian citizen visiting on vacation, I can choose to raise objections ‘on the basis of issues relevant to environment […]