Malta’s Planning Authority Reacts To Claims Of Double Standards On Cultural Heritage Campaign
All buildings are equal, but some buildings are more equal than others.
The Planning Authority recently unleashed the #IrrestawraDarek educational campaign, and people sure got creative in response.
Everything from satirical memes to flat-out photos of construction on townhouses happening around Malta as we speak, people have called out the Planning Authority, pointing out what they felt were cases of double standards and creating campaigns of their own.
‘Spoof’ campaigns are property of Steve Bonello Art & Illustration
Lovin Malta reached out to the Planning Authority for a reaction to all this and a statement on the island’s cultural heritage
This is the PA’s reply in full:
The ‘motto’ of the information campaign is simple….certain ‘practices’ such as the use of bright colours on the facade of a residence, the use of tiles, the placing of A/C units, unsightly gold aluminium apertures and canopies over driveways lessen the heritage and cultural value of our traditional villages and towns. As we mentioned to you in our previous correspondence, not all areas carry the same degree of heritage and cultural value.
When it comes to high rise buildings there is an approved policy which identifies in which areas of Malta such buildings will be considered for development.
Looks like as long as you’ve got the colour schemes right in towns (which, yes, is something that needed to be done), high-rise buildings aren’t subject to the same uniformity and cultural preservation.