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Planning Authority approves Lapsi View guest house The iconic restaurant at Għar Lapsi known as Ta’ Rita is set to transform into a guesthouse   4 March 2021, 12:17pm by James Debono The Planning Authority Board has unanimously approved the transformation of the iconic Lapsi View restaurant, popularly known as Ta’ Rita, into a guesthouse.  The new guest house which will also include a restaurant, will be slightly higher but substantially bulkier at first floor level than the existing building which will be demolished and have its blue colour replaced by a more “earthy” co...

Six-villa complex approved in Villa Arrigo gardens Planning Authority approves three separate applications by the owners of Villa Arrigo in Naxxar to develop six large villas 26 February 2021, 7:41am by James Debono Villa Arrigo’s plans foresaw the removal of planters, fountains, reservoirs and landscaping to build six semi-detached villas, including basement, landscaping and pools The Planning Authority has approved three separate applications by the owners of Villa Arrigo in Naxxar, to develop six large villas on an extensive 3,000sq.m plot which are part of the wedding hall’s extensi...

Metropolis gets kiss of life despite 10-year inactivity The permit for the 33-storey Metropolis in Gzira has been extended to 2023 despite expiring in September 2020 26 February 2021, 7:40am by James Debono The excavated hole on some 6,000sq.m of Testaferrata Street remains at a depth of three to four storeys, for a prospective 500-space car park The permit for the 33-storey Metropolis in Gzira has been extended to 2023 despite expiring in September 2020, thanks to planning rules allowing the extension of permits throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The blanket three-year extension was granted ...

Hotel proposed in Zebbug palazzo’s garden The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has objected to a proposal to add two storeys to Villa Buleben in Zebbug turning the historic palazzo into a hotel 28 January 2021, 10:29am by James Debono Plans to add two new wings to an 18th century palazzo in Zebbug in a bid to transform into a hotel have prompted the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage to give Villa Buleben and its gardens the highest level of protection to ensure its protection. The development, to which the cultural heritage authority has already objected, would see the excavation...