The United Garage highrise in Gzira is to have a further five floors added following the approval of an application by the Planning Authority today.
The PA board voted in favour of plans that will see the extra five floors added to the previously approved 16 floors two years ago. The total height will be 21 storeys.
The only person to vote against the extension, ERA Chairman Victor Asciak, said that high-rise projects were not taking the overall picture into consideration.
The Gzira local council was against the plans, arguing that the community did not benefit from the development, and mentioned parking issues and inconvenience to residents. NGO Din L-Art Helwa also said it was concerned due to the visual impact of the extra floors.
Project architect Edwin Mintoff argued the extra floors would allow the development to utilise the 8,107.5 square metres of floor space allowed under the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Policy. He also said the original application had 28 more underground parking spaces than is required, thus meaning that the added floors are catered for.
This project is one of a number proposed high-rise projects in Gzira.
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