Law Blog

The MEPA’s Environment and Planning Commission approved a planning application which was submitted by SK Victoria Wanderers, contemplating the construction of “a public belvedere at road level underlying a football club”. Following permit approval, a neighbour filed an appeal before the Environment and Planning Tribunal, requesting the revocation of the permit. In his detailed submissions, […]

An enforcement notice was issued by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority against an owner of a catering establishment in St Paul’s Bay, where it was alleged that a chimney duct was installed in the property without a planning permit. In this case, the MEPA had issued a planning permit for catering use in 2007 […]

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority issued an enforcement notice against a site owner in Triq it-Tigrija, Xaghra, Gozo, alleging that various structural interventions had taken place without a permit. The illegal works included the formation of a passageway and unauthorised facade alterations. Indeed, the site owner was formally notified with the enforcement notice on […]

A planning application contemplating the conversion of a showroom into a gymnasium was turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission after it held that “the proposed land use is not present or similar to other land uses within the area.” The showroom is located within an area of containment where further development is regulated […]

An application entitled “To sanction apartment at fifth floor level, proposed alteration at fifth floor to create three units and to construct two overlying penthouses” was approved by the Environment and Planning Commission subject to applicant paying a monetary contribution (equivalent to €3,922) towards the Commuted Parking Payment Scheme (CPPS) due to the resulting parking […]

A planning application for the “change of use from an apartment (forming part of a multi storey block) to an office” in Ta’ Xbiex was initially turned down by the Environment and Planning Commission. The refusal report held that “the proposed development is unacceptable since it does not comply with policies 15.4 of Development Control […]