A yard off Durumblat Street in Mosta that was supposed to be used as agricultural land has instead been used to deposit inert construction waste and as a parking lot for heavy machinery.
In spite of a pending appeal on a refusal to grant the operation a permit as well as a suspended enforcement notice, the authorities are yet to decide on the case, six years down the line.
The yard, which jars with surrounding open spaces and agricultural land, can be clearly seen from the street.
An application for sanction was originally submitted on behalf of John Vella in 2007.