Opening the floodgates?

Abstract

I have a terrible sense of foreboding about future developments (pun intended) in the review of existing Outside Development Zone (ODZ) policies and local plans, after having seen the first harbingers of what’s to come emerging. For instance, a raft of ODZ policies, relating to anything from farm buildings to stables, boutique wineries, buildings for olive oil production, agro-tourism developments, animal sanctuaries, swimming pools and fireworks factories, have been issued for public consultation by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority with a view to revising the policies.