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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 18 AUGUST 2019 JAMES DEBONO A roadside cafeteria is being p roposed instead of a derelict rural building that was previ- ously used as a lime factory along the Mriehel bypass, op- posite the Fort Business Cen- tre. The land outside the der- elict factory, which is outside development zones, is being expropriated for the construc- tion of the new Central Link roads project. The Central Link project will therefore bring the former factory closer to the bypass, as confirmed by plans presented by the applicant, and the new cafeteria will be built on a dif- ferent layout near the demol- ished factory. The application is being pro- posed by Raymond Zammit who declared having the "con- sent" of the owners of the fac- tory site. The first plans related to this application were presented in March but were only pub- lished on the PA website on Monday. Previously the ap- plication was listed as incom- plete and therefore not acces- sible to the public. According to the proposed plans the factory will be re- built on three levels includ- ing a basement level, a ground floor and a first floor on a 200 sq.m footprint. The upper floor will be reserved for "ex- ecutive dining". In 2003 an application pre- sented by Joe Micallef had proposed stores, parking facil- ities and a ground floor wed- ding hall on the same site. The application was refused due to its ODZ location. NEWS Malta Industrial Parks Ltd 88, Msida Valley Road, Birkirkara, BKR9020 www.mip.com.mt The Chief Execu ve Officer, Malta Industrial Parks Ltd (MIP), no fies that sealed submissions will be received for: MIP/BDU/MMH/008/19 - Call for Tenders for the transfer by tle of lease of the roof and the rela ve airspace of the roof structure of the manufacturing shed located at the former Malta Shipbuilding site in Marsa Interested par es may download a copy of the Call for Tenders document from www.mip.com.mt. Proposals should be made in line with the relevant condi ons included in the Call for Tenders document. Sealed submissions marked with the relevant reference will be received in the tender box at the recep on desk of Malta Industrial Parks Ltd, 88, Msida Valley Road, Birkirkara, BKR9020 by not later than: 10:00am of Monday, 2nd September, 2019 Call for Tenders JAMES DEBONO THE Planning Authority has rejected a zoning application to designate the mouth of Wied Bufula, the valley at Xemxija, for residential development. Government agency Amb- jent Malta had objected to the application because it would have blocked the only remain- ing outflow point of the valley to the sea, warning that this would have resulting in flood- ing problems. The case officer had also recommended refusal for the same reason. The St Paul's Bay local council had also objected to the change of zoning of the site. Council member Mario Saler- no, who attended last week's meeting, rebutted a report pre- sented by the developers claim- Wied Bufu la outlet saved from development THE Superintendence for Cultural Heritage is strongly objecting to the demolition of an old vernacular building in the urban conservation area of Birkirkara, located just 90 metres away from St Helen's parish church. "The proposed develop- ment is an unacceptable in- tensification of development and will create an undeniable and negative impact both on the property and on the streetscapes in two streets within the Urban Conserva- tion Area," the Superintend- ence for Cultural Heritage said. The Superintendence has warned that "the excavation may also pose a threat to the stability of neighbour- ing houses" and described Superintendence strongly objects to Birkirkara village core demolition Heritage watchdog objecting to house demolition Central Link: developer wants roadside café With a part of the land on the Mriehel bypass set for expropriation by the government, the owners of an old lime factory and a developer want to take the opportunity to develop a roadside café since the new widened road will now be closer to their land