Attard council wants revision of local plan

The Attard council this morning called for a revision of the local plan for the central part of the island which expired on August 3.

Councillor Marco Spiteri told a news conference that an excessive number of plots were being turned into three storey buildings with penthouses and semi-basements making them, in actual fact, five storey blocks.

The conference was attended by MPs from both sides of the House, Alternattiva Demokratika and the environment non-governmental organisation Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar.

Mr Spiteri said that the council wanted to be consulted on the revision and residents wanted to give their input.

He said that development was infringing on third party rights and major inconvenience was being caused for residents. The traffic problem was also becoming major since houses were being transformed into a large number of apartments. Many residents were losing access to the roof and people were having to dry their clothes in balconies. All this was leading to Attard losing its character.

Nationalist MP David Agius proposed that all applications for development in the village should be objected to before the plan is revised so that residents would get a chance to analyses the applications and make their voice heard.