PRESS RELEASE Din l-Art Helwa notes that the saga on the fuel station relocation policy goes on, with the risk that yet more land outside development zone is lost to the unquenchable thirst for such facilities whilst a proper policy is being drawn up. The preparation of the update of the fuel stations policy was first announced in January 2018. Sixteen...
PRESS RELEASE Din l-Art Helwa congratulates the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage and the Planning Authority for the scheduling of ten further buildings of historic importance. We urge both the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage and the Planning Authority to further their efforts in a nationwide exercise for scheduling of the many historic properties which are as yet awaiting such a degree of...
PRESS RELEASE Din l-Art Helwa is most concerned about the recent decision to allow further development of a catering establishment at Dwejra on Gozo, which is a Natura 2000 site, a Dark Sky Heritage area, and also a Designated Special Protection Area under the Wild Birds Directive. Following the decision by the Environment and Planning...
Joint NGO Press Statement 11/05/19 Following the Planning Authority’s approval of the db Group project in St. George’s Bay last year, three local councils, several NGOs and residents came together to appeal the decision. Now plans and evidence have come to light showing the existence of an underground Cold War bunker created to house a sub-station in the 1950s,...
Din l-Art Helwa Press Release 27 April 2019 Din l-Art Helwa condemns the decision by the Planning Board to grant a permit to a new petrol station in Burmarrad. This decision is especially objectionable since the government has already accepted that the fuel stations policy is flawed and requires revision. The government has however failed to provide a sound and timely policy review on...
The temperature is rising at the Planning Authority. This week activists protested against the government policy to allow what appears to be an endless stream of new, large petrol stations in the countryside. This policy was introduced in 2015 and its disastrous consequences are now becoming tangible. The public objected loudly at a planning board meeting, calling on the authority...
The Kamra tal-Periti, Din l-Art Helwa and FAA Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar are proud to be three of the first signatories of the Declaration “Our Legacy – Wirtna”, which was signed on the 18th April 2018 by 22 entities active in the field of...
The environment is not adequately represented in the Planning Authority decision making process ...
DLH urged all MPs to vote in favour of the environment, to vote in favour of conserving our heritage and making it accessible to all. ...
