54,000 development applications in seven years - PQ reply

From the Times of Malta Friday, March 12, 2010
In the seven years between 2003 and 2009 the government received a total of 54,165 development applications.
Validations amounted to 49,020 while pending applications, including those suspended or inactive, totalled 5,145.
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi gave the information in reply to a parliamentary question by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis.

From the Parliamentary Question website:

LeġislaturaXIKategorijaORAL
Mistoqsija Numru:13312Data:30/11/2009
Seduta:197 - 09/03/2010 06:00 PM
Seduta Interim:
Titlu:Applikazzjonijiet pendenti għall-iżvilupp

L-Onorevoli ANTHONY AGIUS DECELIS
staqsa lill-Onorevoli LAWRENCE GONZI (Prim Ministru):


Jista' l-Ministru jgħid kemm saru applikazzjonijiet għall-iżvilupp sena b'sena mill-2003 sal-2009? Kemm hemm minn dawn l-applikazzjonijiet għadhom jistennew li joħroġilhom il-permess?

Tweġiba:

    Il-figuri mitluba jinsabu fit-tabella li qed inpoġġi fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra.

    Din l-informazzjoni hija miġbura mis-sistema tal-informatika tal-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar u tinkludi l-First Decisions kollha inklużi applikazzjonijiet sospiżi u mhux attivi.

    Dokumenti annessi mal-mistoqsija:

    Dokumenti mqiegħda fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra:

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