Saturday, July 30, 2016

St Peter’s Pool illegalities slapped with enforcement notices

The owner of a field overlooking St Peter's Pool has been served with an enforcement notice by the Planning Authority after the Times of Malta highlighted illegalities at the Delimara site. An agricultural field was turned into a car park, with illegally built rooms serving as kiosks selling cold beverages and a host of services, including taxi rides. A €2 fee is charged for every car parked, and drinks are sold from a makeshift room. There are signs promoting a taxi service. Read: One year on, untouchables still ruling Delimara The illegalities sprouted around last June. It would have been a feat to miss the blatant flouting of planning and trade laws, since a number of directions were spray-painted on rubble walls, as well as rudimentary signs along the stretch of road leading to the area. This newspaper featured the site in a report on July 17, referring to a number of illegalities on the Delimara coast. Five days later, the Planning Authority served the owner with an enforcement notice listing at least eight infringements of planning laws. They include the owner's change of use of the site intended for agriculture to a commercial site and car park, the extension of an old...

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