A historical building is left exposed to the elements

The former Institute for Tourism Studies in St Julian’s, a scheduled property which will now give way to the massive db project, has been left exposed to the elements, risking damage to its interior.

When a newspaper crew visited the site on Friday, they found windows and doors of the former St George’s Barracks gaping open.

The db Group’s 37-storey tower will be built on the site of the former ITS campus.

The condition of the historic building is the subject of an application filed to the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, which has accepted the request for a site visit to assess whether measures need to be taken to protect the property.

The application was filed by lawyers of appelants against the db project. One of them, Claire Bonello, described the building as being of enormous historical importance and a lasting example of British military architecture. 

“We would want to avert a situation where the interior is left exposed to the elements so that eventually developers can say it is in a dilapidated state and that is why we asked for immediate urgent access on site. As appellants we find it repugnant to see how there is an attempt to obliterate a whole locality's...