Andre Callus of Moviment Graffitti has slammed the two government Bills tabled on Friday in a video posted on social media earlier today.“In practice, this means that in all the places we live in, a developer can come and do whatever they want. They will do it and the public can’t even appeal in Court against the developers,” said Callus.He went on to accuse the authorities of not consulting the public, dismantling legal safeguards and granting unprecedented power to developers. In fact, Callus went so far as to describe these Bills as “a developer’s wish list.”One of the bills, Bill No: 143 of 2025 amending the Development Planning Act proposed over 24 changes to the Development Planning Act (Chapter 552). Some of the changes include the Planning Authority (PA) more flexibility to revoke permits, limit compensation payouts and to intensify enforcement against illegal development.Another harsh change that will be implemented is that the PA is allowed to revoke or reprocess development permits in cases of fraud, public safety concerns or material errors, even after a permit is granted.Additionally, these new powers are time-bound in the sense that revocations are only to be considered if they are filed within a year since the permit is issued, unless they relate to public safety.Callus emphasised how these new Bills “severely restrict” the public’s right to appeal planning decisions and appeals would be conducted through a “inaccessible” mechanism, subject to “unrealistic” submission deadlines, and restricted to legal problems brought up during the objection phase.Furthermore, the Tribunal would be given undue discretionary powers, such as the capacity to change plans in the middle of the process and take away the courts’ jurisdiction to cancel a planning permit.What do you make of these Bills?•