Issue 19/17
Planning Decision ĠNIEN DUMINKU MINTOFF TO UNDERGO EMBELLISHMENT WORKS An embellishment project at Ġnien Duminku Mintoff in Paola will get underway after the Planning Commission at the Planning Authority granted development planning permission. The garden which is in a dilapidated state will undergo major embellishment works. Read More
Heritage Planning ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS: BUILDING FOR COMFORT In this short video one will understand how old houses were built to provide comfortable levels of temperature and light. Very old buildings are known to be cool in summer. Skylights and shaded windows are common feature found in old building to let in light without letting in direct sunshine. Watch Movie
Enforcement
MORE ENFORCMENT CASES CLOSED OFF BY OWNERS Over the past days, enforcement officers within the Planning Authority have managed to close off, through persuasion, a number of cases where development was carried out without the necessary permission. The illegalities were carried out in the localities of Floriana, Kirkop, Zejtun and St Paul’s Bay. Read More
EU Affairs
MORE PLANNING AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES TO BENEFIT FROM OVERSEAS EXPERIENCES
A number of Planning Authority employees will soon start to benefit from overseas experience, after the Authority was successfully selected to participate in an Erasmus Mobility Project. This mobility project will offer job-shadowing placements, for a two-week period, in Spain, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland. Read More
Protecting Buildings and Monuments in Valletta THE STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA
The marble statue of Queen Victoria portrays her sitting in an imperial commanding stance, with her robe falling onto a square pedestal supporting the sculpture. The queen is depicted in a sitting position on a throne, dressed in a shawl which was given to her as a gift by the Maltese and which was actually in black Gozitan lace. 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 in reference number order. One can also view the list of stop and enforcement notices. Read More
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