The Planning Board has requested the applicant of a proposed new apartment block which is close to the Grade 1 Ta’ Kola windmill in Xaghra, to further reduce its overall height, the PA said in a statement Wednesday.

Although the proposed building is well below the maximum height limitation for the area and is not going to have a significant impact on the windmill, the “Board vigilantly also requested the applicant to recede the upper floor to neutralise the creation of blank party walls”, the statement said.

Additionally to this, the applicant was requested to slightly amend the design of the façade to make it more homogenous with the existing streetscape and properties in the surrounding piazza area. The proposed residential block includes 2 ground-floor garages, an overlying maisonette and six apartments at first, second and third-floor levels.

The Board deferred the case until the revised drawings are submitted and evaluated, the statement said.