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An application for structural alterations together with a roof extension on a property in Triq is-Sirena, Senglea, was refused by the Environment and Planning Commission on a number of counts. In essence, the reasons for refusal centred around the alleged visual impact. In fact, the Commission held that the proposed development runs counter to Policy […]

A planning application for the change of use of a licensed auto dealer into a bakery was turned down by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, despite the premises being located in a busy commercial area (namely, Triq l-Imdina, Qormi). The Authority highlighted that ‘the proposed development would have a deleterious impact on the amenity […]

On the 22nd June, 2016, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar along with a group of Tigné residents filed an application before the First Hall of the Civil Court against the Planning Authority, requesting the issue of a prohibitory injunction against the Planning Authority in order to stop the latter from determining a 2005 planning application for […]

An outline planning application was submitted way back in 2004 ‘to consolidate a chateau and administration quarters’ in Bidnija. The submitted drawings show an existing building forming part of an established vineyard. The architect had highlighted that the existing building was covered by an old permit which was issued in the 1970s. Indeed, the drawings […]

The owner of a street level garage submitted a planning application to convert the garage into a commercial outlet. The garage, occupying an area of 50 square metres, forms part of a multi-storey complex in Zejtun. The dwelling on the upper level pertains to a different applicant who had acquired the overlying air space  independently […]

An attempt to sanction an extension to a confectionery was turned down by the then Malta Environment and Planning Authority on a number of counts. The drawings show an interconnected garage and a confectionery, without evidence of a  planning permit. The Commission observed that the extension was unacceptable in a residential area as ‘it would […]