Save Ta’Cenc

Times of Malta 11th November 2007 by Mark Micallef – The Malta Environment and Planning Authority’s planning directorate is recommending that the controversial proposal to build an extensive tourism complex at Ta’ Cenc be rejected – which would make it the second major development proposalin Gozo to get the thumbs down in a matter of weeks. A report seen the The Sunday...

Din l-Art Helwa and the Archaeological Society Malta Call for Protection of the Cultural Landscape at Ta’ Cenc   9th November 2007 – The NGOs Din l-Art Helwa and the Archaeological Society Malta together call on the Malta Environment and Planning Authority to protect the area...

The Malta Independent on Sunday, 26 August 2007, by Francesca Vella – Earlier this week teh developers of the proposed project at Ta Cenc publicly announced that they had not excluded the possibility of using part of the land to build Gozo’s first golf course, but acknowledged that this would be “a big risk and would require the support of a...

23rd August 2007 – A second draft of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Ta’ Cenc development proposal was recently submitted to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) without any information on the plans for Phase II, said Din l-Art Helwa. Phase II will cover around a quarter (approx. 350 tumoli) of the entire site of Ta’ Cenc, described...

Maltatoday 1st October 2006, by James Debono – The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has written to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority expressing concern on the impact of the proposed Ta Cenc development on the area overlooking Xewkija, Maltatoday has learned. The area known as Ta Gruwa is earmarked for the development of 49 villas. “This area contains an important stretch of...

Times of Malta, 23 August 2006, by Mark Micallef – The recently approved local plan for Gozo and Comino effectively gives the controversial Ta’ Cenc development plan the go ahead despite running contrary to the Structure Plan, according to Din L-Art Helwa. Together with “this so-called multi-ownership tourism hotel development”, the NGO said, the local plan now also allows construction in...