The old Tattingers nightclub at Saqqajja hill in Rabat is set to be demolished to make way for an 81-room five-star hotel despite geological concerns the works could damage Mdina’s fortifications and impact the skyline of the silent city.
The planning board voted to grant the application an executable permit with the condition that geotechnical studies are carried out and fulfilling all conditions set out by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage and Planning Authority.
The applicants have six months to carry out the study and present the findings to the board before being allowed to proceed with the development.
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The Planning Authority has called for plans for yet another apartment block at the edge of Naxxar’s urban conservation area to be improved to ensure a better transition from the old to the new.
The project was sent back to the drawing board after PA board members indicated that they were not happy with the current proposal, which would have seen the building of a four-storey block of 72 maisonettes, apartments and penthouses as well an underlying complex of 78 garages.
The project is earmarked for a 3,100-square-metre vacant plot at il-Gwejdja, partly facing Pjazza Celsi and surrounded by two new streets off Triq il-Markiz Scicluna.