All can see and are experiencing the real costs to society of the government’s economic boom with the rise from 1500 to 15000 applications for building permits annually. The Planning Authority’s political masters have blocked any form of planning, while the Building Regulations Office (BRO) and Occupational Health & Safety Authority…
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar roundly condemns the ongoing erosion of residents’ rights by the Planning Authority, which is now delaying the publication of information on applications, giving objectors less time to inform themselves of cases and prepare objections. The Planning Authority (PA) is hiding behind legalities to justify the fact that…
The outcry surrounding yesterday’s announcement of a new Government complex in Birkirkara reminds one that the recent Court decision belatedly recognised landlords’ rights on pre-1995 rental property, rented at below current market values, will increase pressure for low-cost housing and lead to more building congestion. It is clear that the situation…
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) states that contrary to the impression being given, the revised construction regulations are not new, they date back to the 2013 ‘ Avoidance of Damage to Third Party Property during Construction’ law, and while their reform is long overdue, the present draft does not even begin…
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomes the Planning Authority’s refusal of an application to approve an illegal parking site on ODZ (Out of Development Zone) land to serve a garage next to Ta’ Ħagrat Temples. FAA which has been campaigning to protect Ta’ Ħagrat prehistoric temples for years, objected that approving…
Until a few years ago, MEPA would never process a stand-alone permit for demolition or excavation that was not accompanied by a construction application, for fear that it would result in a hole in the ground as did the Gzira Metropolis project. Yet today, the Planning Authority is recommending for approval…
MANOEL ISLAND EXCAVATION PERMIT The Manoel Island excavation permit has been approved in spite of the fact that the development permit itself is being challenged at appeal by Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) and Gzira residents. Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar argued that by approving the excavation, the Planning Commission would be…
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar is totally in favour of the recent proposal by Hon MP Glenn Bedingfield to give up on the absurd application to build the AUM dormitory in the only open space between the cities of Senglea and Cospicua and instead consider the ‘Fortizza tas-Salvatur’ in Kalkara or the…
Contrary to what Minister Ian Borg has claimed that none of the public objected to the destruction of trees at Santa Lucia and by the Addolorata Cemetery, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) can confirm that it held a meeting with the Minister on this very subject on the 4th of July…
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar welcomes Government’s purchase of Villa Guardamangia, Pieta. FAA has been calling for its restoration for over a decade, in line with Malta’s regulations protecting scheduled heritage buildings. The villa deserves to be restored not only for its historic value, being the only residence of Queen Elizabeth II…