Former Nationalist finance minister and European Commissioner for Health John Dalli lashed out at the Planning Authority during Thursday’s hearing as its board approved a controversial crematorium effectively in the back garden of the Siġġiewi farmhouse where he lives with his family. Dalli questioned why the application was being rushed and demanded
The Planning Authority has approved Malta's first crematorium in Siġġiewi by a 7-2 vote, despite fierce opposition from local residents, the local council, former minister John Dalli, and former Nationalist MP Karol Aquilina. Proposed by funeral undertaker Mario Tonna, the project will be constructed on outside development zone (ODZ) agricultural land
A Siġġiewi crematorium application filed in 2025 is being recommended for full development permission this week, while a competing Paola application submitted in 2021 has secured only outline approval and still requires further technical assessment before construction can be authorised. The government-appointed Planning Board is scheduled to consider
