Qala Mayor Paul Buttigieg has announced that the application for the reconstruction [1] of a “pile of stones into a tool shed” close to Hondoq bay, has been refused on appeal.
The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal’s decision given today was for a small “tool shed” with a skylight and a parapet and had been proposed on what is actually the “site of a pile of stones on an ODZ untouched, pristine area outside Qala and which was visible from Comino.
The application was originally turned down following applications by Qala Mayor Paul Buttigieg, through lawyer Dr Claire Bonello.
Qala Mayor Paul Buttigieg expressed his sincere thanks to Lawyer Claire Bonello.
The Qala Council reiterated that it “remains resolute in warding off threats to the natural environment and the community. We hope common sense prevails.”
2 Comments To "Hondoq “Tool shed” application refused by Tribunal"
#1 Comment By mark On March 18, 2021 @ 6:36 pm
Kudos to Qala Mayor. How can we clone you to have more people like you.
#2 Comment By just an expat On March 19, 2021 @ 10:10 pm
Well done Paul Buttigeg! and the Qala Council. I wish I could think this refusal was the beginning of a new attitude towards development. ODZ must mean exactly that without exceptions. Let’s try to save what’s left of Gozo’s charm.