Left think tank organisation Zminijietna said “that it is highly concerned with the proposed policy DC 15 with reference to Development Control Policy and Design Guidelines.”

Zminijietna also stressed that “concerns voiced by NGOs with regards to unsustainable population density; insupportable building development and planning; an unaffordable property market and poor infrastructure are all justified. The current situation is also generating a sense of insecurity in families.”

“Its effects to try and keep property prices stable are mostly short term,” insisted Zminijietna – Voice of the Left.

The organisation argued that ”this policy will enable owners to apply for building development not based on the maximum allowable storeys as laid out in 2006 local plan, but on a specific height in metres. This will result in an ‘extra storey’ for each development application.”

Zminijietna continued by saying that “although this policy is understandable in terms of an increase in the number of properties up for sale or rent, it is still based on an unsustainable economic model.”

It concluded by stating that ”this model is pushing prices of properties upwards, making it difficult for the common people to access the market. Speculation in prices is also playing a part.”

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