PA/00044/26: demolish existing building and construct two car in Rabat
Melita House, Triq il-Palazz, Bahrija, Rabat
To demolish existing building and construct two car garage, Class 4B shop, two bedroom maisonette, 6 two bedroom units and an overlying penthouse with pool within front terrace. To install a passenger lift.
- Status
- Suspended (Decision suspended to allow for further assessment)
- Location
- Melita House, Triq il-Palazz, Bahrija, Rabat
- Locality
- Rabat
- Applicant
- Clint Scicluna
- Perit
- Perit Patrick Refalo
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Residential units
- 8
- Received
- 30 October 2025
- Validated
- 14 January 2026
- Published
- 14 January 2026
- Comments close
- 13 February 2026
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Melita House, Triq il-Palazz, Bahrija, Rabat
52 other applications within 300 m: 33 granted, 1 refused, 6 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 7 floors (PA/05634/23).
On Triq il-Palazz: 2 other applications, 0 granted and 0 refused.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 3 comparable decisions nearby). Indicative only. It's based on decisions for similar nearby applications, not on the drawings or the case officer's report; it gets better as documents are added from eapps.
- PA/07376/26 Rabat: Proposed partial excavation of site, while retaining and preserving the rest of the site due to the presence of high value archeological features, and…
- PA/02938/26 Rabat: Sanctioning of property as built from previously approved PA/05369/07 and change of use to rooms.
- PA/06801/26 Rabat: To excavate existing vacant site and proposed construction of 3 private car garages at basement level, 1 maisonette at ground floor level, 3 apartments at…
- PA/01148/25 Rabat: Proposed internal alterations to existing terraced house including additional overlying units consisting of 2 apartments and a penthouse.
- PA/03275/21 Rabat: To sanction the construction of a private car garage annexed to an existing dwelling and with independent access through a country lane
- PA/02849/24 Rabat: Proposed excavation of semi-basement within site, and construction of semi-detached villa including pool and lift.
- PA/00424/25 Rabat: Addition of four public service parking spaces to an approved garage at ground floor level.
- PA/05185/25 Rabat: Proposed excavation of a basement level -1 to accommodate three public service vehicles and two private car parking spaces with access from the adjacent…
- PA/03356/24 Rabat: To excavate existing vacant site and propose construction of 5 private car garages at basement level, 1 maisonette at ground floor, 3 apartments at first,…
- PA/03101/26 Rabat: To construct pump chamber and rubble wall. Maintenance of pre-1968 rubble walls and affixing of timber gate.
- PA/00640/23 Rabat: Proposed sanctioning of minor internal alterations from PA1486/12, proposed domestic store at basement level and landscaped area at backyard at ground floor.
- PA/06537/23 Rabat: Demolition of existing dilapidated pre-1967 agriculture store (hut). Excavation and construction of basement and ground floor agriculture store. Excavation…
- PA/08141/24 Rabat: Sanctioning of existing semi-basement garage and ramp covered by PA/04160/03.
- PA/05989/24 Rabat: Proposed construction of semi-detached villa, including excavation of basement garage and washroom at roof level.
- PA/05634/23 Rabat: Demolition of existing dwelling, excavation works, and construction of basement garages, two maisonettes, 6 apartments and penthouse. Application also…
More by Patrick Refalo
- PA/07704/26 Qormi: To sanction correction of survey and minor internal alterations from PA/01541/17 and PA/06267/19. To proposed changes to the front elevation.
- PA/07588/26 Birkirkara: To demolish a number of slabs and lower the yard area. To construct an additional floor over part of the roof and the kitchen. To excavate and construct a…
- PA/07507/26 Mosta: To carry out changes in residential dwelling including modification of soft landscaping, introduction of bedroom and increase in boundary's wall.
- PA/06959/26 Birkirkara: To sanction residential unit as built from PB/02136/73 and correction of survey.
- PA/06901/26 Nadur: Renewal of PA/03734/18: To demolish existing domestic store, extend second floor and construct an overlying third floor washroom.
- PA/06665/26 Zabbar: To sanction ground floor maisonette as built (permits not found) except for rear shed covered by PA/06515/97.
All applications by Patrick Refalo
More from Clint Scicluna
- PA/05391/26 Qormi: To sanction roof's parapet wall and relocation of services from PA/00932/23.
- PA/02299/24 Qormi: Sanctioning of existing dwelling wall position, following accurate survey. Proposed internal and external alterations at first floor from maisonette to (1)…
- PA/02061/24 Zebbug: Proposed internal changes at first and second floor level and extension at second floor and roof level.
- PA/00932/23 Qormi: To demolish a dilapidated two storey dwelling and rebuild a new two storey dwelling with overlying roof structure and underlying reservoir.