8 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 6 JANUARY 2021
NEWS
The Flying Carpet
Importers of
hand-knotted
Oriental carpets
THE FLYING CARPET - OLD RAILWAY TRACK, ATTARD
Mon - Tues, Thurs - Sat 10am – 12pm • Wednesday morning closed
Mon - Fri – 4.30pm - 7pm
Importers of: Various hand knotted carpets and Kilims,
Non Slip Underlay, Dry and Liquid shampoo. Mobile No. 7953
JAMES DEBONO
A terraced house and retail shop will replace an
old Naxxar farmhouse on Jean de la Vallette Street,
which will be demolished despite meriting protec-
tion according to heritage authorities.
The Superintendence for Cultural Heritage had
inspected the property in 2018 and concluded that
the old building had vernacular value and should
not be demolished.
The SCH advised the architect to amend the pro-
posal, to preserve and integrate the historical fabric
and traditional architecture in the proposed devel-
opment. The Planning Authority followed the ad-
vice of the SCH and rejected the application.
But subsequently, owner Victor Chetcuti appealed
to the environment and planning review tribunal,
arguing that several buildings near the develop-
ment had committed the streetscape.
While the PA insisted that the farmhosue was part
of a stretch of existing vernacular buildings in the
existing streetscape, its decision was reversed by the
EPRT, which argued that the farmhouse's context
had been altered by neighbouring developments
and its vernacular value "inevitably undermined".
Naxxar farmhouse heads for demolition
This old, vernacular building at the mouth of Naxxar and San Pawl tat-Targa, merited protection but will be
pulled down after the PA appeals tribunal, the EPRT, ovverulled the PA in a decision against demolition
