A developer’s plan to build 158 apartments spread across three blocks in Birżebbuġa has attracted a chorus of objections, over fears the project will choke the neighbourhood of any open space and destroy a heritage chamber. Anton Camilleri, known as tal-Franċiz, is seeking to develop the site bordering Triq il-Barrieri and Triq il-Kan. Karm Bugelli into a complex of apartments and garages. The Planning Commission has already approved the proposal (PA 04468/20) in principle, granting it an outline permit in 2021. Heritage NGO Din L-Art Ħelwa is appealing that permit, with the case currently under review by the planning appeals tribunal. Through a new planning application, PA/04406/20, the developer is seeking to execute those plans. DLH is calling on the public to object to these plans, which they say will lead to the “total destruction” of a rock-cut chamber and network of WWII shelters discovered on the site. The deadline for representations against the proposal closes on Friday. Objectors say the developer misused a planning provision to bypass open space restrictions, applying a provision intended for small developments to a massive one. The area, they continued, falls...
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