Red tape stalls planning amnesty as regional councils backlog 1,800 applications

Thousands of property owners across Cyprus remain trapped in bureaucratic red tape a year after the government’s planning amnesty scheme closed, with local authorities failing to process nearly half of all applications. The scheme closed on 23 June 2025. It aimed to legalize small-scale planning unauthorized additions and building code breaches carried out before 13 […]

By Angelos Nicolaou