Law Blog

A planning application contemplating an ‘extended supermarket’ together with an increase in the parking floor area was initially dismissed by the Planning Commission after the Board found that the proposal was in breach of various planning policies. The application in question refers to the LIDL supermarket which is located outside the development zone of Ghaxaq and […]

The Planning Authority gave permission for the demolition of an existing washroom at second floor level followed by the subsequent construction of an additional floor with an overlying washroom after having established that the proposed designs were in line with current policies. The building in question is located in Triq Antonio Busttil, San Giljan. The […]

Following the issuance of the permit, a neighbour lodged an appeal before the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, insisting that the permit should be revoked. In his appeal submissions, the objector made the following arguments: 1.    The permit in question was allegedly issued on the basis of ‘wrongful or even fraudulent information handed over by […]

The Planning Authority had granted planning permission for the construction of a terraced house in an ‘edge plot’ bordering the periphery of the schemed development boundary in Qala, notwithstanding there being a number of objections.  A third party appeal was lodged before the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal following approval of the permit. In their […]

The Commission held that the proposed interventions were objectionable ‘in principle’ since the wall was located outside the development zone. In giving the reasons for refusal, the Commission considered that the proposal was ‘not sensible to the general objective of protecting the rural setting and character, as specified in Thematic Objective 1.10 of the Strategic […]

The Planning Authority had initially refused a planning application for the relocation of a fuel station (currently operating from Mosta) to Salina along the coast road. In addition, the proposal included ‘a car wash area and retail facilities’. In its refusal decision, the Planning Board observed that the proposed development ran counter to Rural Objective […]