Malta’s planning rule-book stuck in 2007: Local Plan rewrite delayed until 2026
Local plan revision to ‘hopefully’ start in two years’ time – PA CEO The man who effectively writes Malta’s planning rule-book has admitted that the…
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Jerma Palace Ruins Split Marsascala: Luxury Flats or Public Park?
Marsascala’s skyline has been dominated by the skeletal silhouette of the Jerma Palace Hotel since 2007, the year the five-star resort closed its doors…
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Malta adds 21 days to Vision 2050 debate after summer outcry
Government caves to pressure, adds three more weeks to ‘Vision 2050’ consultation By Hot Malta Staff Valletta – After a week of parliamentary sparring and…
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Malta braces for national protest over ‘concrete-over-culture’ planning bills
National Protest Over Controversial Planning Bills Announced Malta’s usually sun-splashed streets are set to reverberate with drums and dissent this…
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Mdina’s 17th-Century Palazzo Costanzo Set for Luxury Hotel Makeover—Heritage vs Tourism Battle Begins
A 17th-century palazzo that once hosted Grand Masters and Maltese nobility could become Mdina’s next five-star hideaway, according to plans filed with the…
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‘Homes Not Holding Companies’: Valletta Protest Slams MDA ‘Monopoly’ as Prices Soar
Valletta’s Republic Street was briefly louder than the usual midday café chatter on Thursday, as a dozen young architects and activists unfurled a…
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Malta NGOs Launch ‘Ġustizzja għal Artna’ Campaign to Block Controversial Planning Reform
“Ġustizzja għal Artna”: NGOs unite against planning reforms they say will “sell Malta to the highest bidder” Valletta’s Republic Street echoed with chants…
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Opposition cites ‘chaos’ in Labour after Pietà councillor quits party
Opposition cries ‘chaos’ as Pietà Labour councillor tears up party card ———————————————————————- It took one…
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Developers, politicians or the PA?
Who Really Runs Malta: Developers, Politicians or the PA? It’s a question that bubbles up every time a new tower cranes its neck above Valletta’s skyline…
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Proposed Lija-Balzan apartment block would ‘obliterate’ green lung – ADPD
Lija’s famous citrus-scented breeze may soon carry the clang of scaffolding rather than the perfume of orange blossom if a new six-storey apartment block…
