Planning Authority’s façade restoration scheme extended
All properties including commercial buildings in a number of streets where traffic is considerably higher than the norm are now eligible to benefit from the Planning Authority’s Irrestawra l-Faċċata scheme after the authority decided to extend the scheme by another two months. The €2 million scheme was launched by the PA in July in collaboration with the Planning Ministry. To date, the authority received 145 submissions with the take-up of funds being close to €1.5 million. Falling within the framework of the popular Irrestawra Darek Scheme, this grant scheme is seeking to regenerate a number of streets within town centres that are subjected to a high volume of traffic. The facades in these streets experience accelerated deterioration as a result of traffic pollution and require considerably more maintenance and restoration. This extended scheme is open to owners of any property within the same areas defined in the original scheme. These consist of the parts of the following streets lying within urban conservation areas: Triq d'Argens in Msida, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp in Ħamrun/Sta Venera, Triq il-Wied in Birkirkara, Triq Stiefnu Zerafa, Triq is-Salib tal-Marsa, Triq Patri...