THE Planning Authority has approved
plans to demolish and reassemble parts of
the British-era barracks at Fort Chambray
which dates back to the 19th century.
The proposal - which was already been
endorsed by the planning directorate - was
approved by five votes against two.
The representative of the Ghajnsielem
local council voted in favour despite previ-
ously expressing the council's reservations
on handing the fort to private interests.
The demolition is to make way for 105 res-
idential units over a floor area of 14,514sq.m
and a 5-star hotel with 64 ensuite rooms
and 50 serviced apartments rising to up to
five floors.
The plans also foresee the relocation of
the British barracks' screen and flanks to
an area closer to the Knights' barracks
and the construction of three additional
floors over a new building which will in-
clude the re-assembled barrack's façade
but most of the structure will be lost.
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PA approval clears way
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LABOUR MEP Daniel Attard has been
unanimously appointed to the Steer-
ing Group of the European Parliament's
Tourism Task Force.
This cross-party endorsement under-
scores the trust placed in Attard's ded-
ication to bolstering a sector pivotal to
economic growth and European competi-
tiveness.
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Planning Authority approves plans to demolish and reassemble parts of the
British-era barracks at Fort Chambray
Daniel Attard
