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NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 1 SEPTEMBER 2019 British DJ in four-storey fall could have been sleepwalking THE sister of a man who shat- tered bones and was placed in an induced coma after falling four storeys on holiday in Mal- ta says the family is desperate for help. Paul Cartwright, 45, is now out of the coma after the freak accident while holidaying in Malta with his girlfriend, Dan- ielle Hickey (pictured). His sister, Nikki Cartwright, says the medical team in Malta has "saved his life" after he suf- fered nasty injuries. Paul Cartwright, who has been a DJ all his life and lives near Chislehurst, now has a se- rious lung infection and shat- tered his leg and broke his foot, ribs, pelvis and back after the brutal fall. His family needs to raise more than €20,000 to pay for an air ambulance to return Paul to London to continue his recovery. "He needs to be back home. He can't be out there on his own." The fall was in the early hours of 15 August. Cartwright be- lieves he may have sleepwalked from the balcony. "He has a history of sleepwalking. It could have been that. He was so happy and there is absolute- ly no chance in this world my brother jumped. He is starting to come around now so hope- fully he will remember." More than €4,000 has been raised online so far to bring Paul home. She said: "We are thankful to everyone who has donated. Some people who don't even know Paul have do- nated. We now need to push it harder." Cartwright described being "devastated" at first hearing the news and said Paul was having an "amazing time" on holiday. JAMES DEBONO THE Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has expressed its "apprehension" at the proposed de- velopment of a villa and a pool instead of ruins located in an archaeologically sensitive area of Bahrija known as Tat-Tilliera. The development of a two-storey villa and pool is being proposed according to a controversial planning policy which allows the development of ODZ villas instead of countryside ruins upon proof that someone used to inhabit these struc- tures. The proposal seeks to demolish pre-1968 struc- tures, in total covering an area of approximately 52sq.m to replace and construct two new dwell- ings and a pool, which in total will would commit a footprint of approximately 144sq.m. The development is being proposed outside the development zone, on terraced land, form- ing part of the valley side of Wied tal-Marca. The site itself is characterised by a boulder scree and rocky steppe habitat. The area including the site of the development is protected as a Natura 2000: Special Area of Conservation and is also scheduled as an Area of Ecological Importance The policy is still being reviewed by a commit- tee appointed by the Planning Authority more than a year ago. In this case the site in question not only lies outside development zones, but is also located within the Qlejgha Area of Archaeological Im- portance. The application is proposing to demolish a number of existing structures, excavate a base- ment and cesspit and construct a two-storey dwelling with pool. The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has already registered its "apprehension" at the proposal, noting that excavation works within an area specifically protected for its archaeo- logical importance (AAI) are "objectionable in principle". The Superintendence also objected to the in- tensification of development in such a sensitive area warning that this will have an undeniable impact on the cultural landscape and archaeo- logical remains and has called on the PA to re- spect the "principles enshrined in the European Landscape Convention". The cultural heritage watchdog has invoked existing policies which ban developments which would have an unacceptably adverse impact on the environment, landscape, cultural or archaeo- logical areas and which ban swimming pools in archaeologically sensitive sites. The Environment and Resources Authority is also objecting, noting that such areas should be kept completely free from development, and hu- man interventions should be kept to the barest minimum. ERA warned that the development would re- sult in excavation in a protected boulder scree area and will yield a development which "is al- most triple the size of the current existing foot- print." Superintendence and ERA object to Bahrija ruin redevelopment