Mepa's caseload

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority determined 545 applications last month and received 660 fresh applications, bringing the net pending caseload at the end of the month to 4,915.

The authority processed 69 notifications of development which, according to the Development Notification Order 2001, do not require a formal application.

During the same month, 103 stop and enforcement notices were issued, 63 in Malta and the rest in Gozo. Forty enforcement cases were closed and 30 enforcement cases were sanctioned by the issue of a sanctionable permit.

Another eight cases were resolved since owners decided to remove illegal development and comply with the enforcement notice. Two cases were withdrawn by Mepa.

Twenty-six cases were resolved without the need of enforcement action, since owners complied with instructions given by Mepa Enforcement Officers.

The authority also carried out one direct action operation.