FAA, KTP and DLH take PA to court
This is a joint statement issued by Flimkien ghal-Ambjent Ahjar (FAA), the Kamra tal-Periti (KTP) and Din l-Art Helwa (DLH). Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar, the Kamra tal-Periti and Din l-Art Ħelwa are proud to be three of the first...
FAA signs ‘Our Legacy – Wirtna’ Declaration
We spend most of our lives within the built environment, be it at home, at a place of work, or whilst participating in education, business or relaxation. The state of the built environment has a major impact on the quality of life of all the...
FAA CALLS FOR ADHERENCE TO POLICY REGARDING PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE
Following the last sitting of the Townsquare development application appeal, appellants Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar are calling for adherence to the spirit and letter of the FAR (tall buildings) policy, particularly the developer’s...
Joint PR: Delimara ODZ hotel unacceptable
The Planning Authority (PA) will tomorrow be deciding the fate of a rural part of the southern tip of Malta in the area known as Ta’ Kalanka in Delimara where the redevelopment of an existing derelict hotel is being proposed in an ODZ...
PA responsible for choking Luqa’s green lung
The Planning Authority is responsible for choking Luqa’s last green lung as hundreds of apartments are being approved through piecemeal applications on the only tract of open space near the village core and the Luqa Primary school. The...
FAA welcomes protection of Wied Ghomor
Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar welcomes the Wied Ghomor decision in favour of our natural heritage by the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal. Through this outcome the valley has been protected against irreversible harm for the foreseeable future....
CRUNCH TIME FOR WIED GHOMOR
The thirteenth day of the month may prove unlucky for the besieged Wied Ghomor. On the 13th February the last hearing of a refusal against development application will be heard by Environment and Planning Review Tribunal. After that the Tribunal...
Residents take on PA, calling for enforcement of planning legislation
Birkirkara residents have come together to appeal the unwarranted approval of a 5-storey apartment block on the fringes of the Birkirkara village core. Residents have had to take this fight for the regard of planning legislation to the Appeals...
FAA decries demolition of scheduled historic building while appeal is still under way
Demolition works on a Grade 2 scheduled property along Pieta marina have started despite ongoing appeal. The development application was approved in June 2017 by the EPC chaired by Perit Elizabeth Ellul, who’d completely dismissed major heritage...
FAA OBJECTS TO FURTHER CONCRETE EXTENSION INTO THE HEART OF BORMLA COMMUNITY
ENGO Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar notes with dismay that the developers behind the American University in Bormla have applied for an extension of the AUM Campus above the ex-Police Station right in the heart of the dock community. This further...