Issue 07/16
Public Consultation
STABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNING
Following the adoption of a new EU Directive on Maritime Spatial Planning, the Planning Authority which is the national Competent Authority for this Directive, is issuing for public consultation the draft regulations which seek to transpose this Directive into Maltese law. Read More
News
REGULARISATION REGULATIONS
The Government has announced that in the coming weeks it will be launching the new Regularisation Process through which certain illegal development may be regularised under new procedures and parameters. The scope for regulations is to facilitate the purpose through which people may be in a better position to sell their property even though today they carry minor planning illegalities, which in some cases date back years ago. Read More
Spatial Planning
PLANNING AUTHORITY PARTICIPATES IN THE 11TH ECSP PLANNING AWARDS
The Planning Authority has participated in the European Council of Spatial Planners (ECSP), 11th European Awards and Regional Awards, 2016 organized by the ECTP-CEU since 1990. The Awards ceremony which attracted participants from 20 countries was held on Monday 4th July, 2016 at the Jacques Delors Building in Brussels. Read More
Public Consultation A VISION FOR VALLETTA
The Office of the Principal Permanent Secretariat within the OPM in colloboration with the Planning Authority have launched for public consultation a strategic document for Valletta with the aim to transform Malta’s capital into a location where people live, work, recreate and interact within an environment which is also a designated UNESCO World Heritage siteRead More
Protecting Buildings and Monuments in Valletta OLD SLAUGHTERHOUSE FOUNTAIN
This fountain is located within a concave alcove along St. Christopher Street between the blocks of the former slaughterhouse and faces Triq iż-Żekka. In May 1566 the chance discovery of a natural spring in St Christopher Street facing Old Mint Street was amply celebrated as a ‘miracle’ by both the Knights and the locals. Read More
Open Weekend
A VISION FOR THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF MALTA’S INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND
As part of their final projects, students reading for M.Arch and M.Eng. degrees within the Faculty for the Built Environment at the University of Malta have over the past nine months worked on projects which seek the redevelopement of this important hub area. Their ideas, the methodology and processes used together with the visual projects are being exhibited this weekend. Read More
Planning Notices LIST OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS, DECISIONS AND ENFORCEMENT NOTICES
The full lists of planning applications received and planning decisions taken by the Planning Board/Commissions are published on the website of the Department of Information on a weekly basis. The applications and decisions are set out by locality and within each locality. One can also view the list of stop and enforcement notices. Read More To unsubscribe from receiving these emails click here and type unsubscribe. If you wish us to share articles concerning planning issues on this e-newsletter kindly forward them to communication.office@pa.org.mt. The article will only be published at the discretion of the Authority.