Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar has launched an environmental charter urging political parties to ensure that public policy safeguards heritage and quality of life
Updated 10.10am
A development application for an apartment block close to Gozo’s Ġgantija Temples has set alarm bells ringing for its possible impact on the world’s oldest free-standing building.
The proposal awaiting recommendation is for the demolition of an existing dwelling at Ggantija Heights in Xagħra to construct 20 garages at basement level and 31 overlying apartments.
Wirt Ghawdex intends to object to the development within the stipulated time, March 5, saying that although it is within a development zone, it is very close to the Unesco World Heritage Site and Grade 1 monument and should, therefore, be treated differently.
190 metres separate the planning application from the historic temples.