Today the Planning Board heard the request by Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar for the revocation of the permit PA 7781/18 issued to MIDI plc to allow the “Clearing of site including uprooting of trees, demolishing of existing buildings whilst retaining St George’s chapel and customs house” Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar based…
As air pollution levels drop 70% thanks to the lack of traffic caused by the Coronavirus crisis, eNGO Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) and the Bicycle Advocacy Group (BAG) urge the government to add walking and cycling on top of their list of recommended means of mobility. Walking is one of…
At a well-attended press conference this afternoon NGOs and residents spoke out strongly against the application to build a ferry pontoon on the Balluta, St Julian’s seashore. Astrid Vella, speaking for Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, condemned the developers’ attempt to take over the bay: “It’s not enough that they’ve choked St…
Given the recent developments arising from the Central Link Project, eNGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Ramblers Association, Graffitti, Attard Residents Environmental Network (AREN) and Bicycle Advocacy Group are asking the Prime Minister to rein in the repeated planning and environmental abuses which have become synonymous with Infrastructure Malta. Infrastructure Malta is…
Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit’s inquiry into the Hamrun building collapse leading to Miriam Pace’s death, is a crushing indictment of the state of the Maltese construction industry over the last 20 years, when developers have literally been allowed to get away with murder. Since 2018, no less than 10 structures have…
eNGOs Graffitti and FAA have participated in the Planning Authority hearing re the 10-storey mega-project applied for just 70m away from the scheduled Palazzo Parisio and the Naxxar urban conservation area, on the parking area of the former Trade Fair at Naxxar. The NGOs strongly objected to the impact of 113…
eNGOs … join in roundly condemning Legal Notice 109/2020, announcing the extension of developement permits valid until 2022 for a further three years. This unprecedented move by the Planning Authority illustrates yet again that same authority has lost track of its mission statement to “Secure a balanced and sustainable environment for…
Unlike other Maltese towns, Fgura does not have much ancient heritage, still less urban green spaces, making it all the more important to preserve what little there is, yet its oldest building, a farmhouse, is facing demolition. In 1995 Fgura Local Council had won Grade 3 protection for the farmhouse, as…
Proposed 5 Star Hotel Development to replace Tattingers Nightclub In spite of being modified, the massing and increased heights of this building within the Area of High Landscape Value of Mdina, will still have a massive visual impact on the entrance to Rabat and Mdina, obliterating Mdina’s bastions from the main…