‘We Will Not Be Fooled’: Activists Stand Firm Against Bidnija Sheep Farm Which Has ‘Destroyed Pristine Valley’
Pressure and activist group Moviment Graffitti has stood firm in its calls to revoke a sheep farm permit which has “destroyed the protected Bidnija valley”.
This comes after sheep farmer Jason Vella spoke out addressing the controversy, while also announcing that the previous plans for change of use have been scrapped.
“Moviment Graffitti has noted the public relations offensive made by the applicant of the huge building purporting to be a sheep farm in Bidnija Valley,” it said in a statement.
“It stands by its request for the revocation of the permit which resulted in the permanent scarring of the previously pristine valley.”
“We are 100% certain that the permit should never have been granted. It breaches several policies which were not even mentioned in the planning application process.”
“And now another applicant pops back in saying the place was always intended for sheep. We will not be fooled. We stand by our request for the revocation of a building that should never have been built there,” it said.
“The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) also objected and was ignored. After the permit was granted there were several piecemeal minor amendments making the place more akin to a hotel.”
Afterward, the company filed an application to effectively use the sheep farm hospitality purposes. This application was originally filed by a previously unknown company – Bidnija Farming Enterprise Ltd. – connected to a certain Peter Bernard Carbonaro, a person whose name appears as director for three other companies registered in Malta which are all linked to trustee shareholding companies registered in Cyprus.
The shareholder of the company and the application’s architect is Konrad Bezzina. Bezzina is involved in several other companies unrelated to agriculture and also served as a former member of the Building and Construction Agency’s building regulations board.
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