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9 NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 13 NOVEMBER 2022 The Chief Executive Officer, Lands Authority, notifies that: Sealed tenders in respect of the following advertisements have to be deposited in the Tender Box at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta by 10.00am on Friday, 2nd December, 2022. *Advert No. 120 Grant on a perpetual revisable emphyteusis of a garage tale quale at Triq Salvu Sacco, Kirkop, as shown edged in red on the plan P.D.2019_0269. The winning bidder has the chance to redeem this emphyteusis within the first fifteen (15) years after a revision according to the rate of inflation as explained in detail in the emphyteutical conditions. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €20,142 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of six thousand and seven hundred and fourteen Euros (€6,714) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender document. *Advert No. 121 Grant on a perpetual revisable emphyteusis of a site tale quale at Triq It-Turisti, San Pawl il-Bahar, as shown edged in red on the plan P.D.2018_0051_A. The winning bidder has the chance to redeem this emphyteusis within the first fifteen (15) years after a revision according to the rate of infla- tion as explained in detail in the emphyteutical conditions. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €50,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of seventy-one thousand and eight hundred and fifty-four Euros (€71,854) per annum will not be considered. This tender may be subject to the right known as the right of first refusal as per article No. 32 of Chapter No. 573 of the Laws of Malta. A fee of €50 will be charged for the tender document. www.landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering Lands Authority St. Sebastian Street, Valletta ISSUE OF TENDERS *Adverts appearing for the first time. These adverts are being published as an invitation to the public to acquire tender documents online. The bidders are to refer to all the conditions of the tender document and are invited to read carefully these conditions. Tenders should be submitted only on the prescribed form, which together with the relevant conditions and other documents, may be obtained by clicking on 'Buy Tender' on the web page where this tender is available on www.landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering . A fee of fifty Euros (€50) must be paid through the online system of the Lands Authority website by using your preferred banking card. JAMES DEBONO A case officer is recommending the ap- proval of three additional storeys and the internal demolition of a characteristic townhouse once belonging to former PN minister John Dalli, at the corner of Triq il-Kbira and Triq Papa Piju XII in Ħal Balzan. The façade of the characteristic townhouse will be retained. The corner townhouse is described by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage as a mid-20th century traditional building whose architectural features warrant pres- ervation. The development will enable CF Devel- opers, a company owned by Clifton Cas- sar, a business partner of Gozitan develop- er Joseph Portelli, to add three more shops and 11 more apartments to the 88 units approved in September. An appeal against the original development is still pending. A final decision will be taken by the Plan- ning Commission on 25 November. This five-storey development will in- clude an 18-car basement parking, one commercial level and four overlying floors of residences. Residents objecting to the Park Lane development took umbrage at the way developers split the application in two by adding a new site to the development at a later stage. Former PN infrastructure min- ister Jesmond Mugliett, who represented a number of concerned residents in the pub- lic hearing on the Park Lane development, claimed this had vitiated the approval of the project. "For example, the building of the garden within the townhouse would have an impact on storm water plans," he warned, saying such a fragmentation of the project undermined studies on traffic and visual impact, and flooding. But project architect Maria Schembri Grima denied any foul play, insisting that the developer simply bought the smaller site at a later stage after the first applica- tion was presented. The case officer acknowledged that the development was one metre higher than the maximum 16.3m allowable. However, the proposed overall 17.3m height was be- ing deemed acceptable because the devel- oper will retain the existing facade and its architectural character. The PA's approval will come despite ob- jections by the Superintendence for Cul- tural Heritage, which noted that the "in- tense" development does not adequately transition to the Urban Conservation Ar- ea. The heritage watchdog recommended that the development is limited to four floors, one of which receded. The SCH's position is in line with a per- mit issued to former owner Mario Formo- sa, for a 10-apartment block with the exist- ing façade retained, and which would have had two additional storeys, one of which receded. But the PA case officer claims the new elevation and setback floors will not have a negative impact on the traditional urban skyline, and that it will still be compatible with its immediate surroundings. But while the development requires rain- water reservoirs to take 112 cubic metres of water, the proposed reservoir will only be taking 79cb.m. To address this issue, a condition is being included stating that no rainwater will end up in the sewage net- work. Three new storeys on iconic Balzan townhouse set for approval