
Saturday, 13th December 2008 - 13:01CET
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.







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I hope that other local councils follow such initiatives in uniting with the residents and taking on the challenge (as should be) of seeing to such matter which often go unspoken of until it is too late.
Thumbs up Marco Spiteri and all those involved!!
It is good to see such contribution and initiative.
Let us stop this crazy and suicidal tendency of building high rise buildings composed of tiny box like apartments (or should I say slums). The law should be amended to keep to 2 storeys possible with a below street level basement - and not more. And no penthouses!
Nothing personal Ruth
Happy Weekend, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Instead of calling the residents of Attard snobs why don't you get your local council to take a similar stand? Attard council should be commended for trying to do something at least albeit quite late in the day!!
Just because the Attard Local Council has decided to speak out against the excessive number of plots being turned into flats/apartments, makes Attard council and residents snobbish?....what are those local councils, who sit pretty doing nothing about the issue, called then?....Seems like one never gets anywhere with you. I'd rather be called a snob whilst fighting for my rights, than be bulldozed over...literally!
And yes, I have a right to complain about Attard because that is where Im from. I have no right to speak about other localities, simply because I do not live there. This reasoning far from makes me a snob with the NIMBY ('not in my back yard') syndrome. My reasoning stems from the fact that we live in a democracy where everyone is allowed to voice his/her opinion. So whilst you are entitled to yours, you have no right to judge others for fighting for their rights by calling them snobs.
Happy weekend :)
Your posting confirms the NIMBY syndrome Ruth.
Quote "Why should i complain about other areas when im busy complaining about Attard?(my area). "
Charity begins at home. Why should i complain about other areas when im busy complaining about Attard?(my area). I've been signing petitions and other compalints against the amount of property goin up for the past year!!!
There's nothing snobbish about protecting an old town centre. Even in areas that are not as old as the town centre great care must be taken not to approve buildings that jar with the existing residences, especially high rise ones. I am glad that the local council has finally taken a stand. We must preserve the character of our town. If snobbish means caring then yes, Attard is full of snobs!!...and many will be those that will support the council's initiative.
Suffering from the NIMBY syndrome?
How snobbish!