Tigne – MEPA Reform or Deform?
Few were surprised when on the 19th January the MEPA Board approved the Tigne North plans to build three more blocks, two rising to fourteen storeys, comprising a further 102 apartments, plus shops and offices. The only concession to the...
NGOs support Nadur farmers in cemetery development saga
Nine NGOs – Nature Trust (Malta), Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar, the Malta Organic and Agriculture Movement, Moviment Ħarsien Ħondoq, Youth for the Environment, Grupp Universitarji Għawdxin, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Friends of the Earth (Malta) and...
Ancient Gardens In Peril
Palazzo Giannin and the garden at Three Churches Street, Balzan, have been granted permits in spite of being MEPA-designated Green Enclaves listed in their respective Local Plans which preclude the development of these sites. The initial...
Luqa Housing Plans Deemed Irresponsible
Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar highlights the fact that on Thursday 10th November 2011, the MEPA Board will again be discussing and taking a decision on the Housing Authority’s application for the building of 46 apartments and garages in a...
FAA Calls For Immediate Scheduling Of Heritage At Risk
With less than 24 hours to go to the MEPA hearing for an application to build up a protected old garden in Balzan, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar has renewed its call to MEPA to issue scheduling or an Emergency Conservation Order on the...
Hondoq Press Release
In the face of an overwhelming outcry against the proposed Hondoq project to develop a large hotel and hundreds of real estate units around a yacht marina, the developers of Qala Creek have decided to drop the idea of the marina...
Xewkija-Luqa ODZ
It is easy for politicians to declare that “ODZ is ODZ” and promise to preserve our countryside when they know that much of it has already been handed over for development in the 2006 Rationalisation and Local Plans. Flimkien ghal...
Cittadella Masterplan – Heritage Management that is both Sensitive and Innovative
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar welcomes the MEPA Board’s approval of the permits for the Cittadella Masterplan and Visitors’ Centre, dealing with the restoration, upgrading and rehabilitation of Gozo’s unique citadel. The...
Mgarr Petrol Station – ENGOs Question MEPA’s Environmental Credibilty
The eNGOs Ramblers Association, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Malta Organic Agriculture Movement and Friends of the Earth (Malta) are publicly calling for the immediate rescinding of the full development permit recently granted by the MEPA...
Petrol Station to be Approved in Mġarr Countryside
Yet again the MEPA Board is being recommended to approve an application which will relieve one area of an eyesore and health hazard, and inflict it on an area marked as Out of Development Zone. The application to shift the existing...