Planning Authority sanctions Polidano’s Hal Farruġ plant
Sanctioning includes residential quarter for migrant workers and a 19m-high office block
13 May 2021, 2:33pm
by James Debono
The Planning Authority has approved two applications by construction magnate Charles Polidano ‘iċ-Ċaqnu’ for an industrial compound in Hal Farrug.
The developer had requested the authority sanction his deviations from permits for the industrial compound in Hal Farruġ, against a €32,754 fine.
Only board member Gilmore Camilleri voted against both permits while NGO representative Annick Bonello voted against one of the permits, which also includes the sanctioning of residential quarters for migrant workers.
The sanctioning does not cover illegalities outside the boundaries of the original permit encroaching outside development zones (ODZ), and the adjacent valley, but are limited to deviations from permits within the boundaries of the industrial area, which are still subject to another
Planning Authority sends Naxxar 72-apartment block back to drawing board
Board overrules Planning Directorate’s approval of project and asks developer to present new plans which are more respectful of the townscape
21 January 2021, 12:39pm
by James Debono
The Planning Authority board has sent plans for a five-storey block in Naxxar back to the drawing board after the majority expressed their concern on its impact on Naxxar’s urban conservation area.
The development proposed by Charles Camilleri consisted of a five-storey development of 72 apartments in a 3,141sq.m open field by Naxxar’s Pjazza Celsi, right by the former trade fair grounds and 150m away from the historic Palazzo Parisio.