Law Blog

A planning application contemplating the enlargement of a timber canopy situated next to a kiosk was initially turned down by the Planning Commission. The submitted drawings showed an ‘extension’ made of timber and retractable glass curtains. The kiosk in question is located on the Sliema promenade in Tower Road. In its decision, the Commission held inter […]

A planning application entitled ‘Construction of a ground floor store and overlying store as an end of development’ was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission after it found that there were no reasons, at least from a planning point of view, as to why the development could not be located in an area designated […]

A planning permission was issued in 1999 to ‘finish off’ structural works which had been pending in an industrial site located outside the development zone of Naxxar. Works had nonetheless continued after the said permission had expired in 2004. An enforcement notice was subsequently issued against the owners. In the notice, it was specifically indicated […]

Almost a year ago, Parliamentary Secretary Deborah Schembri was chosen by the Prime Minister to embark on a radical administrative reform of the Government Property Division (commonly referred to as the Lands Department). This decision was made in the wake of a number of dubious land transactions which had taken place over previous years. Six […]

A planning application contemplating the sanctioning of the construction of a random rubble boundary wall including fixing of timber gate, was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission. The said wall borders an agricultural tenement outside the development zone of Bahrija. In order to justify its decision, the Commission cited a number of reasons. Primarily, […]

A planning application to sanction structural modifications which were carried out in a licensed restaurant had been turned down by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (the MEPA). The application also included a request to sanction an enclosed balcony at first floor. The restaurant in question is located in Marina Street, overlooking the promenade of […]