A temporary Sliema car park, the dust from which has fuelled numerous complaints, will not be allowed to operate beyond July 2017 unless it is covered by a full development permit. This was confirmed by a Planning Authority spokesman, who said new regulations enacted this year no longer allowed such a facility to be run through a simple development notification order, a fast track procedure used for minor developments. Located in Tower Road, in front of the iconic Villa Drago, which formerly served as the Libyan Embassy, the car park was opened a couple of years ago on the site where the Regina Hotel stood. The hotel used to be a popular weddings venue in the 1960s but it became an eyesore after it was pulled down about a decade ago. A development permit was issued in 2014 for a four-star hotel on the site, but works have yet to start. Instead, the developer opted to convert the open space into a temporary parking facility bearing the name of the old hotel and to lay gravel over the surface. Heavy use of the site meant the gravel has been crushed and reduced to dust, becoming a source of constant inconvenience, especially on windy days. Replying to questions from the Times of...
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