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A Strategy for Valletta Public Consultation Draft June 2016 A STRATEGY FOR VALLETTA PUBLIC CONSULTATION DRAFT JUNE 2016 OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL PERMANENT SECRETARY OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER VALLETTA A quality heritage city for tomorrow 1 Table of Contents 1.0 Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value .................................................... 5 1.2 Valletta’s Vision Statement ................................................................................................. 6 2.0 Historical background .......................................................................................................... 7 2.1 The City of Valletta .............................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Building Regulations ............................................................................................................ 7 2.3 The Fortifications ................................................................................................................ 8 2.4 Tunnels and underground routes ........................................................................................ 9 2.5 Water Management .......................................................................................................... 10 2.6 Early urban fabric .............................................................................................................. 10 2.7 Baroque Urban Changes .................................................................................................... 12 2.7.1 Residential quarters in peripheral areas ............................................................................ 12 2.7.2 The Baroque Transformation of Valletta ............................................................................ 12 2.8 Further infrastructural development ................................................................................. 13 2.9 British Period .................................................................................................................... 14 2.9.1 Fortifications ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.9.2 City gates .......................................................................................................................... 15 2.9.3 New gardens ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.9.4 Modifications to the urban fabric ...................................................................................... 15 2.9.4.1 Open spaces ...................................................................................................................... 16 2.9.4.2 Residential development ................................................................................................... 16 2.9.4.3 Schools .............................................................................................................................. 16 2.9.4.4 Major buildings ................................................................................................................. 16 2.9.4.5 Anglican buildings ............................................................................................................. 17 2.9.4.6 The Valletta Market .......................................................................................................... 17 2.9.4.7 The Royal Opera House ..................................................................................................... 18 2.9.5 Post World War II works .................................................................................................... 18 2.10 Post-Independence Developments .................................................................................... 20 3.0 Social, economic and environmental profiles of Valletta ................................................... 23 3.1 Demographic Profile .......................................................................................................... 23 3.1.1 Population ........................................................................................................................ 23 3.1.2 Age distribution ................................................................................................................ 24 3.2 Profile of the urban fabric ................................................................................................. 25 2 3.2.1 Urban morphology ............................................................................................................ 25 3.2.2 Households ....................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.3 Occupied dwellings ........................................................................................................... 25 3.2.4 An Increasing Number of Vacant and Substandard Properties ........................................... 27 3.3 Social profile ..................................................................................................................... 29 3.3.1 Social Deprivation ............................................................................................................. 30 3.3.2 A Declining Resident Population ........................................................................................ 30 3.4 Economic profile ............................................................................................................... 31 4.0 Spatial Development in Valletta ........................................................................................ 33 4.1 General Overview .............................................................................................................. 33 4.2 Redevelopment and Heritage Conservation ...................................................................... 34 4.3 Issues Relating to Accessibility .......................................................................................... 34 4.4 Property Prices .................................................................................................................. 35 4.5 Fragmented and sectoral development approach .............................................................. 36 4.6 ENTRUST ........................................................................................................................... 38 5.0 Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 39 6.0 Policy thrusts ..................................................................................................................... 43 6.1 Management of Valletta .................................................................................................... 43 6.2 Proposals for Quality Urban Living in Valletta .................................................................... 45 6.2.1 Key proposals .................................................................................................................... 46 Proposal 1: Property Inventory .................................................................................................... 46 Proposal 2: Pilot Area for Regeneration ........................................................................................ 47 Proposal 3: Transport Strategy ..................................................................................................... 48 Proposal 4: University Campus ..................................................................................................... 49 Proposal 5: Strategic Nodes .......................................................................................................... 49 Proposal 6: Management .............................................................................................................. 51 6.2.2 Initiatives currently in the pipeline and future projects ..................................................... 52 7.0 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 52 8.0 Annexes ............................................................................................................................ 54 Annex A: Areas for Regeneration to follow the Pilot AreaThe Marsamxett Node .......................... 54 Annex B: Maps supporting the text of the Plan ............................................................................. 56 3 1.0 Purpose The Strategic Plan for the Environment and Development (SPED), Government’s spatial plan which replaces the 1990 Structure Plan, regulates the sustainable use and management of land and sea resources in an integrated manner up until 2020. The quality of our built environment profoundly affects the quality of everyday lives. This is one of the key drivers behind the design and continual regeneration of our surroundings. The SPED has identified the Grand Harbour Area as a strategic node for integrated regeneration (vide Policy UO 1.1) and specifically singled out Valletta as one of the localities demanding special attention to lift persons out of the risk of poverty and social exclusion (vide Policy TO 3.1). Indeed Valletta has been designated as one of the island’s leading business hubs and a core commercial node for retail, office, culture, tourism and leisure
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