The Planning Authority has approved an application for an 88 residential unit block in Balzan, including a retail outlet, gym and garages, to replace the abandoned Dolphin Centre. In a virtual hearing on Tuesday, which lasted more than two hours, Planning Commission members Stephania Baldacchino, Anthony Camilleri and Mirelle Fsadni unanimously agreed on the application. Baldacchino said the developers had satisfied all the requirements made by the board. The project includes four unloading bays, 70 car spaces, 68 basement garages, a retail outlet and a gym, facing the Balzan urban conservation area. The site, PA/08693/20, is on Triq Ġużeppi Frendo, corner with Wied Ħal Balzan and Triq il-Kbira. The company spearheading the project, J Portelli Projects, started advertising it in March 2021, saying residents will be able to move in by winter 2023. It says on Facebook that the project is in partnership with CF Developers, the actual applicant. Last month, the planning commission deferred a decision on the mega-development after a system glitch left objectors out of the online meeting. Objectors speak out Objectors who spoke during the hearing on Tuesday raised a number of...