Law Blog

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority refused a planning application contemplating the demolition of an existing building followed by the construction of a new one. The Authority’s commission had held that access to the site was only possible via a restricted passageway situated off an alley in Mistra Road, St Paul’s Bay. Aggrieved by the […]

An owner of a small shop lodged a planning application to sanction an illegally built extension to a ‘pre-1994 convenience shop’. The drawings also show a wall mounted sign and a retractable canopy that were installed without a planning permit. Originally, a police licence was issued for a greengrocery having a floor area of 23 […]

A planning proposal entitled “to sanction existing dwellings (pre-1967 farmhouses)” was submitted to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority in an attempt to obtain permission for the sanctioning of structural alterations which had been carried out without planning consent. The interventions include the roofing over of a passageway linking two old buildings. The application involves two […]

A full development permission was issued to the Civil Protection Department for the construction of a fire station and an underground rainwater reservoir. The site in question borders Triq il-Kanun, Sta Venera. The site is currently vacant, fronting a mix of residential, commercial and light industrial development. The Planning Directorate had held that the proposed development […]

A planning application entitled “To convert existing window on facade to garage door, and division of front room, including change of use from sitting room to garage and hall” was turned down by the Planning Commission after it held that the proposed façade alterations ran counter to Part 7, Sections A and F of the UCA […]

A development planning application was lodged with the Planning Authority in an attempt to sanction a freestanding billboard which was installed without first obtaining planning permission. The billboard is located on the Mriehel Bypass. The applicant’s request was initially turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission after the Planning Directorate had previously insisted that ‘new’ […]