NGOs Din l-Art Helwa, Moviment Graffitti, Ghawdix, Wirt Ghawdex and l-Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar teamed up with the Xaghra Council and went to the Court of Appeal to ask that the permit for a swimming pool in Xaghra Valley ODZ should be revoked.

In yet another ruling, the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, presided over by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti, has sided with DLH and other eNGOs , revoking the development permission for the construction of a swimming pool on rural land by Mark Agius, a partner of Joseph Portelli.

DLH announced that they have achieved a “significant victory in its ongoing efforts to preserve rural landscapes and promote sustainable land use.”

“This was a joint effort by a number of eNGOs concerned with our built and natural environment in Malta and Gozo in particular. The court’s sentence highlights in particular the incorrect interpretation of the facts as established by the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal (EPRT), said Patrick Calleja executive President of DLH.

He added that “this is not the first time that this has occurred so it should come as another wake-up call to the Tribunal to take cognisance of the facts and act accordingly.”

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