The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) would like to express satisfaction at the fact that a proposal for a new fuel station along the Attard artery was refused by the Planning Authority’s Board.
PA 07807/16 is a development application for the construction of a fuel service station in ODZ land. The development includes Autogas filling facilities, a car wash facility, tyre service garage, electric vehicles charging points, an ATM facility, three retail units, an office, underground storage areas and an underground parking space.
ERA is pleased and welcomes the decision for refusal that the PA Board has opted for, in view of its clear stand that the loss of potentially good quality agricultural land and of protected trees should not happen in order to accommodate a fully-fledged commercial enterprise. ERA was adamant that the proposed development is objectionable in principle, as it would contribute to urban sprawl at the expense of farmland and mature indigenous trees.
25 July 2019
