Footage of a field being cleared by a bulldozer yesterday caused quite a stir on Facebook as it showed what appeared to be uprooted trees and rubble walls being destroyed in Kalkara.

A Youtube video was uploaded on the Facebook group “Are you Being Served?” showing the bulldozer removing large stones and soil, prompting comments.

The developers of the site, on Triq Il-Kapuċċini, had been granted full development permission on November 13 last year.

The site will be developed into basement garages, a terraced house and two apartments and washrooms, according to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority website.

This was not the first time that the same road came under scrutiny after carob trees were uprooted in May 2005 on an unrelated piece of land.

Enforcement action was taken against the developer in that case.

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