A medieval chapel in Dingli, located near new road works, is among six other chapels that are being scheduled at Grade 1, following submission made by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage to the Executive Council of the Planning Authority.

The six sites proposed for top protection are Santa Duminka, Ħad Dingli (Ħal Tartani); Santa Marija ta' Bir Miftuħ, Gudja; San Ċir, Rabat; Wasla tal-Familja Mqaddsa mill-Eġittu, Kemmuna; Santa Marija ta' Ħal Xluq, Siġġiewi u Santa Marija tas-Sokkors, Bormla. Two of these chapels (Santa Duminka, Ħad Dingli (Ħal Tartani) & Santa Marija ta' Bir Miftuħ, Gudja) were amongst the first 10 parishes that were documented in 1436 apart from those of Birgu and Mdina.

Minister José Herrera reiterated that the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage has an essential role in ensuring the protection and safeguarding of our country's national heritage. "It is of great importance that our country's historic buildings continue to be safeguarded and protected as these buildings are an integral part of our history and the identity of our country," stated the Minister as he remarked that the Superintendence carries out instrumental work in a continuous manner so that most our country's heritage is not lost once and for all.

Earlier this month, senior lecturer from the Department of Classics and Archaeology Keith Buhagiar expressed that the road works near Dingli’s Santa Duminka chapel would cause “irreparable harm” on the medieval building that served as the locality’s parish in the 1400s, resulting in the “structural collapse of the already fragile church remains.” With this scheduling, this chapel’s fate, and that of the other six, may be turned.