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NEWS 6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 24 FEBRUARY 2019 to a a CV 8 to www.landsauthority.org.mt CAREER OPPORTUNITY WE ARE RECRUITING - Knowledge of the laws and regulations governing land ownership in Malta & Gozo, shall be considered as an asset; - Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment; - Thinks and acts strategically; - Takes ownership, actions and manage to meet deadlines. to fill the following position: and other related matters. Qualifications - Warranted Architect & Civil Engineer; Experience - Having experience in a similar position will be considered an asset; Skills Jobsplus Permit Number 61/2019 March 2019. Friday JAMES DEBONO THE Dingli local council is ob- jecting to a five-storey develop- ment, proposed on the promi- nent corner location outside Dingli's Urban Conservation Area (UCA). Situated in the vicinity of a scheduled vernacular building, the five-storey building will generate a huge blank wall at the very entrance of the village. Since the other houses in the village core fall inside the UCA, no other property is developed to this height, leaving this pro- posed development as a "stand- alone modern structure at the entrance of an old village." The Planning Authority re- ceived over 40 objections. Mayor Sandro Azzopardi ex- pressed the council's unani- mous opposition, expressing concern at the even bigger vis- ual impact when viewed from a lower point of view, due to the street's sloping gradient. The council said the height should be moder- ate and congruent with the surrounding streetscape, and that the modern design contrasted with the traditional design of the area, which would erode Ding- li's "local distinctiveness". "It is evident that the pro- posal… does not reflect the characteristics of the adjacent streetscapes and does not seek to respect and enrich its exist- ing context," the council said. The well-preserved streetscape is composed pri- marily of traditional two-storey buildings. The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage said the building earmarked for demoli- tion had value within the con- text of the existing streetscape, and expressed concern on both the scale and intensity of the de- velopment. It urged the devel- oper to revise the project with a well-designed proposal, and a moderate increase in height that retains the existing facade and is compatible with the sur- rounding context. Traditional Dingli entrance threatened The Dingli council has objected to the five-storey block at the entrance to Dingli