Appeals Board allows further development at Portomaso

A Mepa decision to ban further development at Portomaso has been overturned by the Appeals Board, which has approved a proposal for the building of 46 bungalows around an artificial lagoon with a total area of 7,400 square metres The original application was turned down last year by the chairman’s casting vote on the basis that the 1996 permit for Portomaso had included a provision that no further development could take place. The Fenech family successfully argued on appeal that the site of the new bungalows was earmarked for development in the local plan. See also http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120426/local/portomaso.417191#.Uos17BAixOQ