The Planning Commission has given the cold shoulder to a proposed development which sought to demolish an existing property and construct 5 one-bedroom units and a two-bedroom duplex penthouse in Triq Santa Margerita in Sliema’s Urban Conversation Area (UCA).

The Commission agreed with the Development Planning Directorate’s recommendation that the height and volume of the proposed building will compromise the two/three storey streetscape.

The Commission also noted that although the proposed development abuts an old six-storey development, it cannot serve as a precedent to spoil the existing streetscape with the creation of a new blank party wall.

Although the applicant agreed to retain the façade and certain architectural features at ground floor, the proposed height remained an issue of contention.

The Commission voted for the application to be refused.

The Planning Commission noted that Triq Santa Margerita and the immediate surroundings still retain some of the finest preserved streetscapes with many residential buildings designed by prominent exponents of Art Nouveau and Deco.

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