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24.10.19 16 TOWNSCAPES PA initiates process for drafting of ex-Jerma Hotel development brief THE Planning Authority has been guid- ed by Government to prepare a Devel- opment Brief for the site of the ex-Jerma Palace Hotel in Marsascala. This re- quest falls in line with the requirements of the South Malta Local Plan (2006). For this purpose, the Authority is pub- lishing for public consultation a num- ber of objectives which will guide the drafting of the development brief. The proposed objectives for the De- velopment Brief include: • To designate the site shown in Map A as a Comprehensive Plan- ning Area for Regeneration of the Urban Coast; • To promote the development of a mix of land uses which shall include: • Tourism accommoda- tion which must include Class 3B (Use Classes Order (SL552.15) hotel/s which shall never be smaller, in terms of Gross De- velopable Floor space (GDF), than the ex-Jerma Palace Hotel; • Category A residential uses (Use Classes Order (SL552.15) which shall not exceed 40% of the to- tal allowable GDF; • Category D commercial uses (Use Classes Order (SL552.15); • Other uses which the Authority deems can contribute to the regeneration of this part of the urban coast; • To ensure that the overall devel- opment density does not exceed 100,000 sqm GDF, excluding spaces for car parks and servic- es, irrespective of the position of the floor space in relation to any street level; • To include an urban design frame- work providing guidelines on the site layout, architectural treat- ment, massing, colour, texture and materials of the buildings, circulation, road access, parking and landscaping requirements: Providing that a dimension for the maximum allowable building height in metres and the maxi- mum allowable site coverage with a clear indication of how these two criteria are measured must be included; • To ensure that public access to the foreshore is protected and en- hanced; • To introduce all the necessary mitigation measures aimed at re- ducing any potential adverse im- pact from the development, par- ticularly on scheduled buildings and the natural coast; • To require a planning gain contri- bution for the benefit of the com- munity of Marsascala. The map indicating the site area which will be effected by this review may be viewed from on the Authority's website www.pa.org.mt.Representations are to be made in writing and sent through e-mail address: smlp@pa.org.mt Submissions on the proposed objec- tives need to reach the Authority by 11 November 2019. No individual applications for the dilapidated site of the ex-Jerma Hotel site can be considered before a development brief is finalised