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2 NEWS maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 NOVEMBER 2023 2 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Attard, who is also one of the owners of Fort Cambridge developers GAP Limited, de- clared that he is not the sole owner of the site in question but has submitted forms indi- cating that he has notified the landowners of his intention. The owners listed in the doc- uments are Enemalta, the gov- ernment, and the Mifsud fam- ily. MaltaToday has reached out to Enemalta to understand what role the majority state- owned company has in this proposed development. The site was included in the development boundaries in the 2006 extension. The decommissioning of the Qajjenza liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant was approved in 2014 following the transfer of operations from Qajjenza to a new LPG cylinder filling fa- cility developed by Gasco Mal- ta Limited in Birżebbuġa. The former LPG plant, con- sisting of 20 storage tanks, was located in the immediate vicinity of a residential area. The site has a frontage along the Birżebbuġa coast road to the south and is surrounded by open fields to the north and east. The tanks and production ar- ea were constructed either di- rectly on the rock or on rubble surfaced with concrete. The application as present- ed seeks a change in zoning of the site and the establishment of building heights. The local plan identifies the site for resi- dential use, noting that the site has "an impressive waterfront location," with potential for commercial use such as bars and restaurants, as well as an area with a minimum size of 7,500sq.m for small boat stor- age and minor maintenance. The height limitation of the area, as established in the local plan, is three floors rising to four by the seafront. Katari's plans envision 10,699sq.m of residential de- velopment on 47% of the land in question and 13,207sq.m of "open space area." The height of the proposed apartments suggests that the developer is making use of the 'floor area ratio,' a planning mechanism that allows for development higher than the height limitation if this is com- pensated for by open spaces on sites greater than 4,000sq.m. Residents objecting to the project have expressed their concerns about the visual im- pact and the project's negative effect on the serene character of this part of the town. More- over, they fear an increase in traffic and greater pressure on the infrastructure. They also lament that the open space being created will not benefit the existing com- munity. Enemalta mum on its role in proposed Qajjenza development The highlighted area in Qajjenza (top) and a list of the land owners by area (right) AN 18-year-old man sustained grievous injuries on Monday af- ternoon after falling from a scaffolding in Marsaxlokk. According to police, the incident happened at around 3pm on Triq Ġużeppi Grech. The man, of Syrian nationality, fell from a height of a storey-and-a-half while carrying out works on a resi- dence in the area. A medical team was called on site to help the man, who was later taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance. Police and the OHSA are investigating the case. Man, 18, taken to hospital after fall from scaffolding