An application to demolish a disused farm and turn it into a warehouse has been refused by the Planning Authority, in a victory for residents and fireworks enthusiasts in Luqa.
Eleven of the 12 PA board members present for the hearing on Thursday voted against granting the application, while the 12th did not appear to be present for the vote which was taken virtually.
The application, by developer Raymond Zammit and architect Tancred Mifsud, would have seen the demolition of a farm and the construction of a clean industry warehousing complex on two levels, on the Wied il-Kbir site of roughly 10 tumoli of agricultural land.