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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 […]

The Planning Commission was asked to decide upon a planning application for various structural additions and alterations to an existing building so as to increase the commercial area of a licensed shop at ground floor level and convert the overlying dwelling to an office. The building in question is located within the residential area of […]

The Environmental and Planning Review Tribunal had to decide whether the Planning Authority was justified to turn down a development planning application contemplating the ‘change of use from garages for private cars to storage facilities’. The premises in question are located in Triq San Gwakkin, Qormi. Following a thorough assessment, the Planning Authority observed that the […]