FAA And Residents Call On PA To Stop The Beginning of the End Of Pembroke
Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar together with a group of over 200 Pembroke residents are calling on the Planning Authority to refuse the recent barrage of applications for 5 to 6 storey developments set to alter and destroy the character and...
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Quo Vadis, Malta?
By Robert Louis Fenech Writing this piece the morning after the Planning Authority has given the green light to two monster developments – the Mrieħel high-rise blocks and the TownSquare tower (both projects being pushed by Gasan) – I cannot...
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PA ignoring policies in favour of heritage to make way for development
The Planning Authority is set to approve the complete development of one of the last remaining unbuilt areas of Pieta to make way for more apartments. This rare pocket of agricultural land found on Triq Pietru Xuereb presently boasts a number of...
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Real Measures in Favour of Better Public Health
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomes the proposal put forward by Dr Jose Herrera, Minister for the Environment, for Wied il-Għomor to be designated as a Public Domain site in order to safeguard it from further development. This...
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Fort Manoel – Not Dubai but Central Park
The MIDI Group have recently presented their latest plans for Manoel Island, which are a major departure from their 1999 proposals approved by MEPA, where the fort was to accommodate a fortress museum, an audio-visual visitor centre and exhibition...
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FAA Condemns Approval of Development of Green Lung in Luqa
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar is deeply disappointed by the Planning Authority’s decision to allow the development of the last remaining green lung in the densely built up centre of Luqa. The project was originally proposed as five large apartment...
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Unknown Individual Destroying Historic Barumbara in Mgarr
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar has been informed that parts of the stone fabric of the historic barumbara located in the heart of Mġarr have been removed over the course of several evenings by an unknown individual. This illegal activity taking...
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A Web Of Deceit
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) denounces application PA 2610/15 to increase the height of apartment blocks at Marsalforn to 11-12 floors in a PA-blessed attempt to transform Marsalforn into a high-rise area. The FAR high rise policy clearly...
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Protecting the MCC and Valletta’s World Heritage Status
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar welcomes the restoration to take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, however expresses concern about the assessment of works to be carried out, with the Planning Authority granting the permit before the...
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