The Planning Authority is taking action over makeshift campsites being erected around Ramla Bay, as previously highlighted by The Malta Independent last Sunday.

Some rather proactive people were staking out their beachfront territory at Ramla Bay in Gozo, as can be seen by these photographs sent in by a concerned reader.

There were a few campsites set up in the area, which contain archaeological remains, parts of which lie within or close to protected Natura 2000 site. While the camps being set up are not large in size, they are of questionable legality, and are reminiscent of a similar situation at Gozo's San Blas Bay back in 2014, when a campsite had been set up and its removal had been ordered by the Planning Authority.

The Malta Independent, with reference to these latest developments at Ramla, contacted the Planning Authority to ask whether any enforcement action is being taken.

The PA said that it is investigating the cases. “The Authority has managed to identify one of the site owners and has ordered that the site is returned to its original state.  With regards to the other site, the Authority is trying to identify the owner/occupier and will proceed in a similar manner. Both sites are within a protected area,” a PA spokesperson said.