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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 22 NOVEMBER 2023
NEWS
NEWS
JAMES DEBONO
A five-storey residential develop-
ment involving the excavation of
two garage levels is being proposed
opposite Casa Arkati in Mosta.
The development consisting of
a medical clinic and 19 overlying
apartments will replace Villa Par-
amount and will overlook the pro-
tected Wied il-Ghasel valley.
The proposal also foresees the
construction of a detached dwell-
ing built over two floors on 87sq.m
of land, on the grounds of the ex-
isting villa which are outside the
development zone's boundary.
Streetscape plans show the height
of the proposed construction
aligned to that of the opposite Case
Arkati, with an additional pent-
house level rising above it. But the
development will be considerably
higher than buildings on the same
side of Constitution Avenue.
The application proposed by
Jarom Limited foresees the dem-
olition of the existing villa and its
pool area, the construction of two
basement levels for 37 lockup pri-
vate garages, a medical clinic at
basement and ground floor level,
16 apartments and three pent-
houses in the other levels. The ap-
plication also foresees land scaped
areas, a pool and a gym.
Wied il-Ghasel is designated as
an Area of Ecological Importance.
Part of the villa's grounds lie in a
buffer zone for the protected val-
ley.
Five-storey development proposed
along Mosta's Wied il-Ghasel
Development height
aligned to that of
the opposite Casa
Arkati • Proposed
development
includes three
basement levels,
19 apartments and
a detached ODZ
dwelling instead of
existing villa and its
extensive grounds
The proposed development would replace an existing villa and its grounds, opposite Casa Arkati
