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A major retail development, dubbed as the Malta Shopping Village, is proposed for the El- bros Construction Yard site in Kirkop, near Malta Internation- al Airport. Although the site is outside the development zone (ODZ), it lies within a designated Area of Containment, where limited commercial and industrial de- velopment is allowed. The site lies alongside the airport runway and is across the road from the STMicroe- lectronics industrial complex. The planning application was put forward by Elbros Concrete Ltd, which owns the land, but the project descrip- tion statement presented to the environment authority was made by Qormi Construction Ltd, a company co-owned by Easysell Properties Ltd and the Tumas Group. The project foresees the con- struction of a mixed-use com- mercial complex that includes an outlet village with a super- market and three restaurants, a 123-room hotel, office space, a medical centre, and a sports centre. CONTINUES ON PAGE 2 WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 WEDNESDAY • 23 JULY 2025 • ISSUE 950 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY MATTHEW FARRUGIA mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt Variable interest rate of 2.80% * Low contribution Low collateral requirements *Business Lending Bank Base Rate presently at 2.15%, Interest Margin and EIF Guarantee Fee. The BOV SME Grow and the BOV SME Grow Green are funded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund with the financial backing of the Republic of Malta under the InvestEU Member State Compartment for Malta. All loans are subject to normal bank lending criteria and final approval from the Bank. Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Triq San Żakkarija, il-Belt Valletta, VLT 1130. Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is a public limited company regulated by the MFSA and is licenced to carry out the business of banking in terms of the Banking Act (Cap. 371 of the laws of Malta). Grow green BOV SME Supporting Your Vision CONTACT US Shopping village proposed in Kirkop instead of Elbros yard JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt A commercial development—including a hotel, shopping complex, and supermarket—is being proposed to replace the Elbros Construction Yard. The project is expected to generate an additional 4,500 car trips. Frustration mounts in Marsaxlokk over works during summer break SEVERAL Marsaxlokk residents have reported ongoing dem- olition works at the site of the Hunters Tower restaurant, set to be replaced by a five-storey hotel to MaltaToday. The works are taking place in Xatt is-Sajjieda and Triq Wilga, which are included in a list of tourist areas issued by the Mal- ta Tourism Authority (MTA), where demolition and excava- tion works are prohibited be- tween 15 June and 30 September 2025. CONTINUES ON PAGE 3 JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt