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WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 WEDNESDAY • 30 JULY 2025 • ISSUE 951 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY MATTHEW FARRUGIA mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt Planning reform gives PA power to change building height limits THE Planning Authority's coun- cil will have the power to ignore local plans and set new building heights in one of the more signif- icant changes being proposed by government. The proposed reform also allows the presentation of applications changing the "land use classifi- cation", even in outside develop- ment zone (ODZ) areas. These two particular chang- es will come about as a result of the widened definition of 'minor modifications' which can be con- sidered in planning control ap- plications. These applications are presently largely limited to chang- es in building and road alignment and zoning classification within the development zone. CONTINUES ON PAGE 2 SEE ALSO EDITORIAL PAGE 11 JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt New law will allow PA's Executive Council to initiate changes to zoning and building heights in specific areas on its own steam, even with regards to changes of land use classification in the ODZ which were previously not allowed 'Don't insult us by telling us we're misrepresenting it,' Andre Callus (right) said, as Robert Abela (left) walked away (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday) Soldier granted bail after being charged with involuntary homicide 23-year-old soldier charged with woman's death, driving under the influence of alcohol Edward Scicluna reinstated as Central Bank governor PAGE 5 PAGE 4 Benjamin Chetcuti (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday)