3 comments so far.Submissions close Monday for local plan partial review in Victoria
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There are only two days left for individuals and organisations are to send their initial submissions on the local plan partial review for a site in the centre of Victoria for a new primary school.
The Government has directed the Planning Authority to carry out this partial review due to the need "to provide modern education facilities by replacing the existing school known as Tal-Vajringa with a new primary school in Victoria, Gozo."
The area indicated is that of the playing field, which is still undergoing an upgrade for a new children's play area. The football ground, used by the three clubs in Victoria – Victoria Hotspurs, Oratory Youths and SK Victoria Wanderers, for their nurseries, they also collect revenue for parking in the ground. The Victoria Bus Terminus and main parking area are also highlighted.
According to Opposition spokesperson Dr Chris Said, in a post on his facebook page, he has said that the aim now is to build a new primary school on part of the playing field.
The Authority has published, for public consultation, the proposed objectives which will guide the formulation of the reviewed policies.
The map indicating the site area which will be effected is shown above.
The proposed objectives include:
• To review the land designations in the 2011 Local Plan to enable the construction of a primary school;
• To set out a policy framework to guide the development of the land in question which will seek to provide a modern educational facility;
• To ensure provision of sports and recreation facilities for the public;
• To protect the context and the general environment.
Individuals and organisations are invited to send their initial submissions pertaining to these objectives. Representations are to be made in writing and sent through email address: gclp.review©pa.org.mt
Submissions should reach the Authority by Monday, the 12th of September 2016.
The Gozo and Comino Local Plan currently in force is available here.
I doubt they are considering Victoria’s central bus station, which is inside the red line in the lower left of the photo above.
Before they start building anything new (courthouse and such), they should provide new parking areas. Are we supposed to park and ride into Victoria?
Are they out of their mind to built a new primary school where the bus station is,and the rest of the area? First of all they need to built two or three levels of parking. The parking that there is right now is only good for who ever comes first. Use your brains and do something useful for the public. Second they should put the children playing area in the park and not where it is now. Third, I do not call that a playing field, full of gravel. I know because I seen these with my own eyes when I was there this summer.