Planning Authority (Malta)
| Maltese: Awtorità tal-Ippjanar | |
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| Formed | 4 April 2016 |
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| Jurisdiction |  Malta |
| Headquarters | St Francis Ravelin, Floriana St Martha Street, Victoria, Gozo Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
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| Website | www |
The Planning Authority (PA, Maltese: Awtorità tal-Ippjanar), sometimes still popularly mistakenly referred to as the previous MEPA, is a government agency which is responsible for land use and planning in Malta.
It was established on 4 April 2016 from the demerger of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, which also resulted in the creation of the Environment and Resources Authority.[1]
Structure
[edit | edit source]The Planning Authority consists of a number of boards and committees:[2]
- Executive Council
- Planning Board
- Planning Commission
- Agricultural Advisory Committee
- Design Advisory Committee
- Development Planning Fund
Criticism
[edit | edit source]The Planning Authority is often criticized by locals and NGOs for approving permits for apartment flats that are deemed uncharacteristic for Malta's traditional landscape, with the flats considered overly large and made from non-limestone materials. It is also criticized for removing old villas and other buildings, despite the local populace often protesting against this.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
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