The Malta Environment & Planning Authority (Mepa) decided 763 applications in July and received 622 new applications. The net pending caseload at the end of the month was 4,901.

During July, the Authority processed 121 notifications of development which, according to the Development Notification Order 2001, do not require a formal application.

During the same month, 89 Stop and Enforcement notices were issued – 79 in Malta and 10 in Gozo. Eight enforcement cases were closed, six enforcement cases were sanctioned by the issue of a sanctionable permit and two cases were withdrawn by Mepa.

Twenty-five cases received at the Complaints Office were resolved without the need for enforcement action, as owners complied with instructions given by Mepa enforcement officers.