Starting from this Saturday, the 15th of June, no demolition and excavation works will be permitted within tourism designated areas until the 30th of September.

This initiative, which is being co-ordinated between the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), takes into account the inconvenience that construction sites have on the surrounding neighbourhood, they said.

The authorities went on to say in order therefore to ensure that every development is done with the least possible inconvenience both for the residents and for the surrounding environment, “we are encouraging the developers to plan well with established timelines.”

The BCA and MTA advised that works have been halted at a number of sites including in Gozo, St Paul’s Bay, St Julian’s, Valletta and Sliema.

Any illegal demolition and excavation works carried out between the 15th of June – 30th of September, in the identified localities and streets, may be reported to the Building and Construction Authority on telephone number 80049000, 20955000, 20955555 or 99098855 for Gozo and 99637508 for Malta.

The Malta Tourism Authority said that it is the competent Authority to identify the localities and streets where demolition or excavation works cannot be carried out. MTA reserves the right to change or amend the list of streets as it deems necessary.

To view the complete list of localities and streets in Gozo and Malta, please click here.

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