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20 NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 18 FEBRUARY 2024 JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt Mission Statement To provide universally accessible vocational and professional education and training with an international dimension, responsive to the needs of the individual and the economy. ȢӸÃȈɰɰȚɁȶȈɽƃȢӸ¶ʍȢȢljȁȁ 9ȈljʯȚȈɥɥɨɁʤǁȈljǁʍȟƃ˃˃ȚɁȶȈʍɽƃȄɨȈȁʤɁȟƃ˃˃ȚɁȶƃȢȈʍɥɨɁǹljɰɰȚɁȶƃȢȈȢȈ ȚȈȶɽȢƃȄɧʍȴȈȶȶȟʍȢȄƃǁǁӗƹԇǁȈȴljȶɰȚɁȶȈȈȶɽljɨȶƃ˃˃ȚɁȶƃȢȈӗʍȢȈȚƃɧǁʍ ȢӸƹˉɁȶȶȈȚȈljɽɽƃȢӸȈȶǁȈʤȈǁʥʍʍɽƃȢӸljȟɁȶɁȴȈȚƃӝ We are here to help career.guidance@mcast.edu.mt :ȃljƺȟljɨljǁƺɁȢɁʍɨɰɽȃƃɽːȈƺȟljɨȢȈȟljɥȈʯljȢɰɁȶƃɰƺɨljljȶɁɨƃʥɁʤljȶ pattern. At MCAST, we want your learning journey to be inspiring and colourful. Our approach to learning encompasses the value ɁǹɽȃljƃɨɽȈɰƃȶɰԇƺɨƃǹɽʥȃȈȢljljȶƺɁʍɨƃǼȈȶǼɽȃljljʯɥȢɁɨƃɽȈɁȶɁǹȶljʥ technology. Connectedness is key; creating links between diverse ǁȈɰƺȈɥȢȈȶljɰƃȶǁɰljƺɽɁɨɰȴƃɽɽljɨɰɽɁʍɰӝɽԇɰɽȃljʥljƃʤȈȶǼɽɁǼljɽȃljɨ of the talents, creativity and efforts of our staff and students that create the fabric of our community. We pride ourselves in an inclusive community, like a rich tapestry. mcast.edu.mt Over 200 courses Course Index by Industry Sector PA set to refuse illegal structure blocking pedestrian views of St George's Bay AN application presented by the Eden Leisure Group to regular- ise an illegally constructed gelat- eria along the promenade facing St George's Bay, next to the Lu- belli restaurant, is being recom- mended for refusal. A case officer report con- cludes that the structure has an unacceptable visual impact on the views from the public road and promenade towards the sea and is in breach of the local plan. A final decision will be taken by the Planning Board on 3 March. The works on the new struc- ture had illegally started in 2018 but were subsequently stopped by the PA's enforce- ment officers. An application requesting the sanctioning of structures already built was de- nied in July 2019, with the case officer report noting its "unac- ceptable visual impact on the views from the public road and promenade towards the sea" and its incompatibility with lo- cal plans. However, in 2021 the Envi- ronment and Planning Review Tribunal (EPRT) overturned the decision for refusal fol- lowing an appeal by The Eden Leisure Group, during which architect Robert Musumeci presented less intrusive plans. The architect argued that the transparent glass and thin metal frame ensured the bay's visibility would not be affected and reminded that the area had been allocated to Eden Leisure through a 2006 encroachment permit. The permit issued by the EPRT stated that the structure should be limited to a light- weight, retractable tent with open sides, 2.8m above the beach club's roof. Other struc- tures constructed above street level had to be removed. The Eden Leisure Group nev- ertheless constructed a rooftop structure larger than the one approved by the EPRT and sub- sequently applied to sanction the new structure through a new planning application sub- mitted by architect Ivan Mus- cat, which is now being recom- mended for refusal. The St George's Park Owners Association, which represents residents living in the area, in- sist that the developers have ignored the tribunal's clear and specific instructions and is now asking the PA to approve those parts of the structure which the EPRT wanted removed. "The applicant's failure to uphold the tribunal's decision shall not be rewarded through the unjustifiable issuing of this request for sanctioning," they concluded in an objection pre- sented by lawyer Claire Bonello and architect Tara Cassar. Build now, sanction later? Case officer does not play ball with Eden Leisure Group, calls on the PA board to refuse the application