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The Commissioner for Environment and Planning within the Office of the Ombudsman ruled that a Planning Authority’s circular relating to irregular developments is “unfair, irregular and against the principles of natural justice”. The issue had been raiseOmbudsman finds planning circular on irregular developments ‘unjust’
The Commissioner for Environment and Planning within the Office of the Ombudsman ruled that a Planning Authority’s circular relating to irregular developments is “unfair, irregular and against the principles of natural justice”. The issue had been raised by the Kamra tal-Periti, which felt that this had serious implications for those property-owners who had minor irregularities. In a statement, the Kamra tal-Periti said that while it did not condone illegal development, certain rights had been granted to property owners in the past and these could not be taken away at a later date. Category B concessions (CTB) came into force in August 2012, enabling residential property owners to submit an application to the Planning Authority to cover illegal development that fell within specific strict parameters. If approved, the applicant would then be allowed to request permission for alterations and additions to the property, and a compliance certificate for the provision of new water and electrical services to the dwelling could be issued. The CTB regulations restored the affected properties’ market value to levels comparable to legal properties of a similar description. As a result,... Read more
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