During the month of August, the Malta Environment & Planning Authority (MEPA) decided 318 applications and received 369 new applications. The net pending caseload at the end of the month was 5,010.
Last month, the Authority processed 103 notifications of development, which, according to the Development Notification Order 2007, do not require a formal application.
During the same month, 59 Stop and Enforcement notices were issued, 50 in Malta and 9 in Gozo. The enforcement section within MEPA closed 52 cases, 48 in Malta and 4 in Gozo. 36 other enforcement cases were sanctioned by a planning permit while another 15 cases were resolved by the owners’ decision to remove their illegal development and comply with the enforcement notice.
The Authority issued 78 waste carrier permits. A total of 5 environmental inspections on permitted facilities were carried out.