Four NGOs have started legal action in a bid to stop a large Nadur development that is linked to a controversial 300-year-old property foundation. In a joint statement, four conservationist groups on Saturday said they had filed a judicial protest in the hope of stopping a development application slated for approval by the Planning Authority. The protest was filed by lawyer Philip Manduca on behalf of Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar, Moviment Graffitti, Għawdix, and Din L-Art Ħelwa Għawdex. The groups said that despite the objections of more than a thousand people, the Planning Authority has recommended the approval of a large, imposing block of apartments on the edge of Nadur overlooking a green valley. In this case, a company called Carravan Company Limited entered into a long-term lease (emphyteusis) on the land with the medieval foundation called Fondazzjoni ta Sant Antonio Delli Navarra. Last month Times of Malta reported how a number of Nadur and Qala residents have been approached to pay hefty sums of money for their property, following a land-ownership dispute linked to the foundation. Meanwhile, the four NGOs said the Planning Directorate has justified its decision to...