St Julian's Local Council said this afternoon that it was objecting to a proposal for the existing deck of Neptunes Waterpolo pitch to be extended through land reclamation.
The council said that no swimming site / zone in the locality should be granted to the private sector as the public bathing areas were already restricted.
It said it would not accept a situation where access to the swimming site / zone area was denied to the public.
The club is proposing to extend its deck along the road in a way which will enable users to enjoy more hours of sunshine. It says the extension will also dissipate wave turbulence in the bay.
See Neptune's Club proposal at http://www.mepa.org.mt/permitting-ea-cons