Cabinet decisions on Limassol shopping centre proposals to go to parliament
The government will send parliament its decisions on two proposed shopping centres in Mesa Yitonia and Ayios Athanasios.
Limassol, Cyprus. Cabinet decisions on two proposed shopping centre developments in eastern Limassol will be sent to parliament, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday.
The applications concern developments in the municipal districts of Mesa Yitonia and Ayios Athanasios and were submitted as exceptions to the Limassol local plan.
Planning derogations
Both applications are subject to legislation governing planning derogations. The Council of Ministers approved decisions on the two developments at its meeting on July 16.
Under the law, each decision must be published in the Official Gazette within one month and submitted to parliament for information, together with the reasons for the decision.
“In due course, it is expected that the relevant decisions of the Council of Ministers will be sent to the House of Representatives,” Ioannou said in a reply dated August 3 to a parliamentary question by Limassol MP Marina Nikolaou.
He said Nikolaou would then be informed of the government’s position and intentions.
Consultation and environmental review
Ioannou said concerns raised by local authorities, residents and professional bodies were considered during the process.
The Urban Planning Authority examined the applications and submitted reports to the Council for the Study of Planning Derogations, known as SYMEPA.
SYMEPA held public hearings in October 2025, during which interested bodies and opponents presented their views. Their positions were included in the council’s report.
The Interior Ministry said the Environmental Authority had examined the proposed developments’ environmental effects, including air quality.
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