Law Blog

A development planning application providing for the demolition of an ‘existing residence’ followed by the construction of a new dwelling was turned down by the Planning Commission. The building in question was located in a Category 3 settlement outside the development zone of Rabat. In its decision, the Commission took note of the following considerations: […]

A development planning application contemplating the reconstruction of an old room on the same footprint together with the construction of an underground water reservoir and the reinstatement of a boundary wall was turned down by the Planning Commission. The site in question consists of a field located outside the Ghaxaq development zone. In its decision, […]

A development planning application for the conversion of an open courtyard to a catering outlet was refused by the Planning Commission. The premises are located next to an old Chapel in Rabat which was recently restored. To support its decision, the Commission gave the following reasons: 1. The proposed development does not ensure an accessible […]

A planning application entitled “Rehabilitation of an existing uninhabited residential building into separate residential units, including proposed minor internal alterations, proposed additional fourth floor and receded floor and proposed class 4A use at ground floor” was rejected by the Planning Commission. This proposal concerned an old palazzo situated in situated in a corner adjoining St […]

An applicant had his planning application “to construct agricultural store, field periphery wall, introduce landscaping and fixing of timber gate’ rejected by the Planning Commission after the latter found that applicant was already in possession of other storage rooms registered on his name. From this, it followed that the proposal exceeded the maximum storage entitlement […]

The Planning Authority upheld a request for the sanctioning of retractable glass panels located along the perimeter of an elevated roofed terrace fronting a catering establishment. The premises in question consists of an old building situated along the Birgu Waterfront. Subsequently, the permit was appealed by a third party objector before the Environment and Planning […]