Arnold Cassola (July 20) asked why Lidl had applied to build another supermarket in Ta’ Żejta at Xewkija which, according to Prof. Cassola, is a “pristine” area and is outside the development zone (ODZ).
The answer to his question is very simple. Being in an ODZ area, the land on which Lidl intends to build its supermarket must have been bought for “peanuts”!