A seven-storey residential block would jar with the unique characteristics of Mellieħa, former mayor and Nationalist MP Robert Cutajar said yesterday. He was reacting to the news that the Planning Authority had approved the development of the complex in the Ta' Masrija area, atop Mellieħa ridge, on Thursday. The application by GAP Development was filed two weeks after the PA approved a controversial partial review of the area's planning policy last year, which allowed heights of four and five floors all along Ta' Masrija Street, with increased heights of up to seven in other parts. Residents had argued that the height restrictions should be identical to the surrounding area, which is characterised by two-to-three-storey buildings. The application approved on Thursday will see the construction of 152 apartments above three basement levels for 168 lock-up garages. Mr Cutajar questioned why the local council had changed its position, since in 2012, it had sent a letter to the then Malta Environment and Planning Authority unanimously expressing opposition on a number of grounds. The site, covering an area of about 5,067 square metres within the development zone, will be built...
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