Residents objecting to proposal to turn Halland Hotel into high-end complex

Residents in a quiet neighbourhood in Ibraġġ are objecting to an application to turn the former Halland Hotel into high-quality apartments, the Times of Malta has learnt. However, according to the Planning Authority website, so far no formal objections from residents have been filed. With representations closing on March 23, the only objections registered so far are from Enemalta, which wants the architects to include an electricity substation in their plans, and the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability, which objects to a number of areas that are inaccessible to people with disabilities. The applicant, Raymond Fenech, on behalf of Halland Developments Company Limited, is proposing to demolish the existing hotel, excavate the rock to accommodate parking, replace the hotel with a high-quality residential complex and landscape the adjoining land. The application was submitted in October 2015 and has gone all the way through the process, with the submission of existing and proposed detailed plans as well as photos and photomontages. The proposed development is meant to cover almost 7,700 square metres. It will consist of a basement, ground floor and an additional...