In recommending approval of PA 01692/16 to build 27 apartments on a single virgin plot, the Planning Authority seems determined to ruin the streetscape and quality of life of Lija, one of the last towns that has not been scarred by the uglification of Malta. The DC 2015 policy that was touted as an enlightened planning guidance......
More DetailsFlimkien għal Ambjent Ahjar welcomes the PN’s declarations in their policy document issued yesterday, which places the well-being of the person at the centre of the PN environmental policy, aiming to enhance the liveability of Malta’s towns and villages. This is in fact the focus of FAA’s remit, as the eNGO maintains that......
More DetailsPrompted by serious concern about the accelerating pace of destruction of heritage on the Maltese Islands five experts in architectural heritage, Prof Alex Torpiano, Dr Claude Busuttil, Prof Conrad Thake, Perit Edward Said and Prof Richard England yesterday spoke out about the deteriorating levels of heritage preservation, in......
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Dear Sir/Madam, Flimkien għal Ambjent Ahjar welcomes the Planning Authority’s decision to unanimously refuse the application to build a home for the elderly in the quarry at Wied il-Għomor, one of the few remaining unbuilt areas between Swieqi and San Ġwann. At the MEPA hearing FAA expressed its shock that the Case Officer......
More DetailsThis week MEPA issued a permit for the demolition of three of the last surviving Art Deco houses that gave Qui si-Sana its character. MEPA is now processing application PA01086/16 submitted by the Gozitan authorities to destroy a grand heritage house in Victoria, Gozo, leaving only the facade. This building is a landmark......
More DetailsFollowing the rest of Europe, Malta is aiming to provide care for elderly people in their own homes and communities, yet MEPA has launched a policy to promote large-scale institutions, instead of fostering small community residences and home care, which medical authorities endorse. Have professional studies been undertaken to......
More DetailsAfter over a year of complaints to MEPA, OHSA and the police, Senglea residents finally had their day in court today, when the police acted on complaints submitted following another night of noise which prevented residents from getting much rest on the night of the 28-29th January. Representing the Senglea Residents’......
More DetailsNGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Ramblers’ Association, Friends of the Earth (Malta), Din l-Art Helwa, NatureTrust Malta, MOAM, Sustainable Built Environment, Youth for the Environment, Greenhouse Malta, Kunsill Studenti Universitarji, Kopin, Gender Liberation, Zminijietna and the Jesuits all echo the concerns expressed......
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Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomes the news that the high-rise Mistra Towers will not be built, for a number of reasons, foremost among them, the “over-abundance of ongoing development on the island.” This was the same reason given when the Ali Report, commissioned by MEPA and carried out by the international......
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