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7 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 15 NOVEMBER 2023 NEWS www.pa.org.mt PLANNING AUTHORITY The successful candidate will assist in the provision of the necessary support services to senior technicians and professional officers in order to achieve objectives related to mapping at the Geomatics Unit, and to assist the coordination of the unit in implementing practices and procedures as required. Successful candidates must be in possession of the following: Route A – Qualificati on and E xperienc e At least MQF Level 3, having completed secondary level of education with four O level passes, including Maltese and/or English, and Information Technology or Computing. A minimum of two years' experience in Mapping. OR MQF level 4 in Information Technology or Computing and a minimum of 1 year experience in mapping, shall also be considered. S kills Candidates who apply through all the above mentioned requisites must also be computer literate with ideally ACAD working experience and knowledge in the use of mapping software. Good oral and written communication skills in Maltese and/or English, interpersonal and communication. Candidates are to present scanned copies of all qualifications with their application together with proof of local equivalence issued by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), for any qualification(s) which are not awarded by University of Malta or MCAST. Candidates who are in possession of qualification(s) in a language other than English, are to present a translated copy of their qualification(s) in English. All certificates, the proof of local equivalence, the completed Declarations by Candidate, which can be downloaded from https:// www.pa.org.mt/en/ vacancies, and the Jobsplus Employment History, which can be downloaded from https://jobsplus.gov.mt/, are to be presented with the application, by the closing date for submissions. Candidates who are 3rd country nationals, are to have a valid working permit by the closing date for submissions of the call, which permit is to be presented with their application. The position carries a starting annual salary and allowances of €23,757 a performance bonus and other benefits. The above post is for an indefinite period. Interested candidates are advised to submit their application, by sending an application via email on jobapplications@pa.org.mt together with a detailed curriculum vitae in pdf format by not later than 30th November 2023 to: The Human Resources Manager Planning Authority Ref: Mapping Technician Jobsplus Permit No. 729/2023 Further information is available on our website: www.pa.org.mt/en/ vacancies JOIN OUR TEAM MAPPING TECHNICIAN CAREER OPPORTUNITY JAMES DEBONO FIVE terraced houses are being proposed on a 771sq.m plot of land in the rural hamlet of L-An- drijiet in Bahrija, Rabat. The land in question is adjacent to an existing dwelling and pres- ently consists of a private garden enclosed by a rubble wall and which hosts within it several ma- ture trees. The application foresees the uprooting of several trees and the destruction of rubble walls, which are an intrinsic part of the character of the area. Although outside the develop- ment zone, the area is designat- ed as a Category 2 settlement, a designation for existing rural hamlets, where new dwellings on uncommitted land with a footprint of 150sq.m and a floor space of 200sq.m are allowed. The local plan limits develop- ment to infill sites, corner sites and sites which form the end of a row of three dwellings. But the local plan clearly ex- cludes development on sites, which contain mature trees and which contribute to the charac- ter of the settlement. The local plan also states that any new development should not have a negative impact on the character of the settlement and its surrounding rural environ- ment. The development is being proposed by Benji Psaila who declared owning the site in question. The application was presented as an outline one, a planning mechanism which sets the building parameters for the development of a site before a full planning application is pre- sented. Although the local plan refers to the development of single units, the PA has recently approved 13 villas in a similarly designated hamlet in Maghtab in the vicin- ity of the old Santa Marija chapel interpreting the 150sq.m poli- cy limit as applying to each unit rather than the whole cluster. Five terraced houses proposed in L-Andrijiet rural hamlet