The application for a building permit in the area known as Tad-Dikkiena in Siggiewi has been withdrawn, mayor Karol Aquilina said this morning.

Speaking to The Malta Independent, Dr Aquilina said that the developer had withdrawn the applications, hours before Mepa had to make a decision on the application to build several farmhouses.

The Siggiewi local council had insisted against the building permit for Dar l-Irzizet in a zone called Tad-dikkiena. Other NGOs including Dar tal-Providenza, Flimkien ghal-ambjent ahjar, Friends of Earth Malta and Rambler’s association had also spoken against the project.