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A planning application to convert part of a garage into a cosmetics store was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission. The premises in question are located within the designated residential area of Swieqi. The Commission pointed out that ‘the proposed store has a deleterious impact on the amenity of the area in which […]

An application entitled “to construct a basement garage/store and an overlying residential unit” was initially turned down by the then Environment and Planning Commission. The application related to a vacant plot situated outside the limits of development in Rabat. The Commission had held that ‘the proposed development conflicts with Structure Plan Policy SET11, which does […]

A planning application entitled “to extend reservoir, excavate rock, create an arch, erect a timber canopy and fix gate” was turned down by the then Environment and Planning Commission. The application relates to an agricultural field bordering the rear of a terraced house in Haz-Zebbug, overlooking Wied Baqqiegha. The Commission had stated that ‘the proposed […]

A planning application to allow ‘cooking’ on an already established catering establishment was approved by the Environment and Planning Commission, following which a number of third party objectors filed an appeal before the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, requesting the revocation of the permit. In their submissions, the objectors pointed out that the premises in […]

A planning application entitled: ‘To sanction part of field as horse training track and haystore and to construct stables with paddocks’ was initially turned down by the then Environment and Planning Commission in 2011. The submitted drawings showed five stables (with paddocks alongside) together with a manure clamp, an underlying rainwater reservoir and a cesspit. […]

A request for the demolition of an existing old building followed by the construction of a wall ‘to close up the site’ was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission, despite the application was recommended for approval by the Planning Directorate. In actual fact, the building in question corresponds to a rural structure surrounded […]