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The '''Busbesija paintball park proposal''' was a planned paintball facility included in a proposed shooting complex at the former anti-aircraft battery in Busbesija, Mosta, Malta. Contemporary reporting in 2015 explicitly identified a paintball park among the proposed facilities. The wider development was subsequently reported as shelved. [1][2]

== Proposal ==

The paintball park formed part of a development proposed by U-Group Malta for the former military site. The wider project included several shooting ranges and other facilities. The available reports do not provide a separate layout, operating plan or opening date for the paintball component. [1][2]

== Objections ==

On 3 June 2015, the Maltese-language newspaper ''Illum'' reported objections from Front Ħarsien ODZ to the proposed complex. The group criticised the scale of development outside the development zone and its potential effects on a nearby retreat house. The report specifically included a paintball park in its description of the proposal. [1]

The objections concerned the wider shooting-range development and should not be presented as findings about the effects of the paintball component alone. [1]

== Project shelved ==

On 5 July 2015, ''MaltaToday'' reported confirmation from a government spokesperson that the Busbesija project had been dismissed following the government's due-diligence process. The report again listed the paintball park among the planned facilities. [2]

U-Group Malta responded that it had not been informed of the decision or asked for clarification concerning the issues reported. [2]

These sources document a proposed paintball facility within a shelved development, rather than an operating paintball field. [1][2]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball in Malta]]
* [[Regulation of paintball in Malta]]

== References ==

# [https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/politika/42074/front_arsien_odz_kontra_range_talisparar_filmosta_ Front Ħarsien ODZ kontra range tal-isparar fil-Mosta]. ''Illum'', 3 June 2015. Maltese-language report identifying the proposed paintball park and objections to the wider development.
# [https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/54780/mosta_shooting_range_plan_shelved__russian_developers_not_informed_of_decision Updated: Mosta shooting range plan shelved — Russian developers ‘not informed’ of decision, council hits out at ‘inexistent’ communication]. Daniel Mizzi, ''MaltaToday'', updated 5 July 2015.

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