Malta’s planning mayhem: What can be done?
After George Vella’s social media foray on the uglification of Żejtun, JAMES DEBONO catches up with different stakeholders to ask them what can be done to save the day amid Malta’s planning mayhem
14 May 2021, 7:26am
by James Debono
“Anyone who suggests quick-fix solutions to resolve the crisis in the industry, particularly in relation to planning and building regulation, has not yet fully grasped the gravity of the situation”
Faced with an apartment block proposed in his own neighbourhood, President George Vella called for a review of planning policies.
His appeal came in the wake of increased frustration at an unstoppable building frenzy which has seen the PA approving more than 42,000 new dwellings since 2017 and unsightly developments springing up in every nook and cranny, breaking up the traditional skylines of towns and villages which had emerged intact during previous building booms.