A restaurant and entertainment venue in Qormi continues to promote itself for group and dinner parties by the pool despite being illegal.

Cavett’s Place, also known as Taċ-Ċavett, at Handaq Industrial Zone was served with an enforcement notice by the planning authority in 2012.

The enforcement notice was served on Marco Gaffarena as the contravener. Mr Gaffarena is also one of the owners of the controversial Gaffarena petrol station in Qormi which was given a ‘temporary’ permit to operate in spite of being developed illegally.

The entertainment venue in Qormi is categorised as an “agricultural holding” in Mepa documents.

The operator, Mr Cavett, told Times of Malta the venue did not belong to him.

“A friend lets me use it, and it is mostly used for fundraising events sustaining social causes,” he said. 

Mepa said no permission was sought for the venue’s commercial use. “Mepa’s enforcement officers are investigating the fresh complaints that have been made pertaining to these activities,” a spokesman said.

When contacted, Mr Gaffarena told The Sunday Times of Malta he did not wish to comment.

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