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A group of residents living in an Mrieħel apartment block are “living in fear” from ongoing construction right beneath their homes, after discovering what they described as extensive, unsanctioned works in a large garage complex on which their homes rest.
Diane Portelli and Rita Spiteri told Times of Malta that the garages beneath their home on Triq il-Għadam had been bought by Greens Supermarket with the intention of turning them into stores.
Residents said they only found out about works planned for the area when workmen showed up and machines were used to dig up the area.
“One minute we were living in peace and the next we heard a thunderous noise and the building started shaking,” Portelli said.
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.