FAA praises planning authority

Published on the Times on Friday 14th May, 2010.

The group also mentioned an application in which the authority dismissed a request for the demolition of a house overlooking Spinola Bay, which the group described as neo-Gothic in style.

"It is gratifying to note that, in spite of the many precedents in the area, Mepa dismissed this application," FAA said while calling for the scheduling and restoration of what are possibly the only surviving original houses in Il-Qaliet close to St Julians.

The group also urged the authorities to release the financial assistance to owners of scheduled houses promised in the last budget.

While appreciating the authority's efforts for reform, FAA said such change of attitude would only really be proven with the adjudication of projects where large speculative interests were at stake, such as the proposals for a yacht marina at Ħondoq ir-Rummien.

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