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Il-Ghirghien Development Brief
Land uses/Vacant land conditionThe area under review covers approximately 67,600 sq.m. It consists of a few abandoned fields, tracts of derelict/disused agricultural land between Triq ic-Cief and Triq il-Port Hieles, agricultural land in Triq Tal-Papa and Triq Dun Gorg Zammit and a sizable scrap yard (sitting on a former quarry site) just off Triq il-Ghirghien. A listed farmhouse containing features of historical, social and architectural value is located between Triq tal-Papa and Triq l-Imnarja.
Land use type |
Occupied area (in sq.m.) |
Residential units without garage |
230 |
Residential units with garage/s |
850 |
Public building (i.e. two substations) |
130 |
Vacant buildings |
400 |
Derelict land |
22,500 |
Productive/cultivated fields |
29,200 |
Open spaces |
12,700 |
Farmhouse/Agricultural building |
630 |
Open storage |
150 |
Scrap yard |
800 |
Total |
67,600 |
Comments on this Development Brief are to be sent to Mepa by October 31, 2007 by e-mail on ghirghien@mepa.org.mt or by mail to Mepa, St Francis Ravellin, Floriana, CMR 02.