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01 Jun 2023

LAUNCH OF THE XVII DIN L-ART ĦELWA ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AWARDS COMPETITION

Din l-Art Ħelwa has launched the XVII Architectural Heritage Awards Competition, one of the many initiatives by the NGO to encourage and motivate architectural best practice. The awards come at a time when the island is irretrievably losing much of its character through insensitive construction, resulting in the demolition of buildings, rather than their restoration, and in projects which overwhelm the...

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05 May 2023

Press Release “Launch of Ghal Ghawdex”, Banca Giuratale 5th May 2023.

Gozitan civil society groups in UNPRECEDENTED unity behind ONE ENVIRONMENTAL GOZO VISION. Seven key Gozitan entities representing a broad cross section of Gozitan society, are demanding immediate action on the state of play of Gozo’s natural and built environment with firm proposals to safeguard the future of the island. Download the press release in English here and in Maltese here   ...

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03 May 2023

Press Release – Coalition for Gozo

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25 Apr 2023

DIN L-ART ĦELWA FILES OBJECTION TO VILLA ST IGNATIUS DEVELOPMENT

Din l-Art Ħelwa has filed an objection to the Planning Authority, saying that an application to redevelop the Villa St Ignatius site would overwhelm this historical property. Villa St Ignatius is an early 19th century property of distinct architectural value, believed to be the first building of note in the Balluta area and possibly the first Neo-Gothic building in Malta. The developer...

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11 Mar 2023

JOINT PRESS RELEASE – “Withdraw the outrageous Comino village plans, or the people will fight you” organisations warn Hili Group

JOINT PRESS RELEASE “Withdraw the outrageous Comino village plans, or the people will fight you” organisations warn Hili Group Seven environmental organisations today reiterated their strong objections to a complex of villas being proposed on the island of Comino as part of the plans for the new Comino Hotel proposal filed by Hili Group. The plans, currently being considered by the Planning...

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27 Feb 2023

Record 1,500 planning objections filed by Din L-Art Ħelwa

Record 1,500 planning objections filed by DLĦ Last year, Din l-Art Ħelwa filed a record-breaking 1,500 objections to individual planning applications in 2022 – close to a third of which concern proposed developments in Gozo. The NGO has a team – the Heritage and Environment Protection sub-committee – which scans all the applications and prioritises those of most concern. The sub-committee is...

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26 Feb 2023

DIN L-ART ĦELWA AGM 2023 PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE 25th February 2023   BUREAUCRATIC DELAYS PUT HERITAGE SITES AT RISK DLĦ URGES GOVERNMENT TO CONCLUDE GUARDIANSHIP DEEDS Many historic sites were deteriorating through neglect and abandon, Din l-Art Ħelwa warned, as a result of bureaucratic delays in granting their guardianships to NGOs. Members at the Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 25 February 2023 again urged Government, and in particular the Minister in...

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02 Feb 2023

Tattingers permit revoked by Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has revoked the permit for a 5-star hotel to be built instead of the Tattingers discotheque in Rabat on the outskirts of Mdina, saying that it was not in line with the Local Plan for the locality. The former discotheque was going to be demolished and replaced by a 5-storey hotel, despite strong objections from NGOs, residents...

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