Law Blog

A development planning application “to sanction the construction of a boathouse” in Dwejra (Gozo) was lodged with the then Malta Environment and Planning Authority in the year 2000. In the meantime, the then Minister for the Environment had approved the Qawra / Dwejra Heritage Park Action Plan in 2005 (QDHPAP), providing the possibility for boathouse […]

A development application entitled “To construct agricultural store in agricultural field” was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission. The field is located outside the development zone of Ghasri. To support its decision, the Commission said that the proposed store was considered as ‘unjustified’ in this location since the field measured 104 square metres. […]

A planning application contemplating the change of use of a garage to a shop was approved by the Planning Authority. The premises are located in Triq Sir Arthur Burton, Mosta. Following permit approval, a number of residents living in the neighbourhood lodged an appeal with the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, insisting that the permit […]

A development planning application entitled “change of use from farm to residential unit and agricultural store including related alterations to the existing building within the footprint of the same building” was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission. This was after it held that the proposed change of use (from a disused farm building […]

A request for the construction of semi-basement garages and overlying apartments and penthouses was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission. The site in question is partly located within the Urban Conservation Area of Marsaxlokk In its decision, the Commission found that ‘most of the proposed internal residential development falls within the boundary of […]

WasteServ Limited obtained a planning permission for ‘the construction of an autoclave as an ancillary to the Marsa Thermal Treatment Facility (MTTF)’ following an application lodged with the then Malta Environment and Planning Authority (the MEPA) in 2011. The proposal contemplated the introduction of a pre-treatment facility for animal tissue waste prior to it being […]