PA/00113/26: Change of use from Class 4B to in Belt Valletta
43A, Triq ir-Repubblika, Belt Valletta
Change of use from Class 4B to Class 4C and proposed internal and external alterations.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 43A, Triq ir-Repubblika, Belt Valletta
- Locality
- Belt Valletta
- Applicant
- Joseph Azzopardi
- Perit
- Perit David Ellul Mercer
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Change of Use
- Received
- 8 December 2025
- Validated
- 14 January 2026
- Published
- 14 January 2026
- Comments close
- 13 February 2026
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 16 April 2026
- Permit expires
- 6 May 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 43A, Triq ir-Repubblika, Belt Valletta
175 other applications within 300 m: 101 granted, 10 refused, 23 pending. 91% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 7 floors (PA/07420/25).
On Triq ir-Repubblika: 62 other applications, 35 granted and 6 refused; granted buildings are typically 6 floors, the tallest 6. Periti active on this street: Edwin Mintoff, Robert Grech, Ivan Giordano, Philip Micallef, Frank Muscat.
Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 90% (likely range 60–100%, low reliability, from 27 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/00585/21 Belt Valletta: Proposed change of use from a pre-1967 Class 4B shop to a Class 4D snack bar. The latter includes partition wall at basement level to divide kitchen from area…
- PA/01379/23 Belt Valletta: To sanction internal alterations to gypsum partitions and suspended ceilings and replacement of shutter and sign on facade of Class 4B retail outlet from that…
- PA/08038/24 Belt Valletta: Proposal includes courtyard alterations, to demolish existng wc and extend courtyard, to demolish existing bathroom and use as a storage, remove the existing…
- PA/06421/23 Belt Valletta: Renewal of PA4206/18 - Restoration of Valletta fortifications.
- PA/06638/25 Belt Valletta: Restoration of shopfront (including repairing of wooden cladding, replacement of light fittings, signs and reinstatement of awnings, as well as the removal of…
- PA/03252/24 Belt Valletta: To sanction change of use from Class 4A (permit not found) to Class 4B shop and changes to internal walls and signage.
- PA/02065/21 Belt Valletta: To propose change of use from Class 4B Shop to Class 4D restaurant and minor internal alterations
- PA/06534/25 Belt Valletta: To propose minor internal alterations (lightweight internal walls), including the construction of a passenger lift from level 0 to level 1 and a dumbwaiter…
- PA/04087/24 Belt Valletta: To propose widening of opening and minor internal alterations.
- PA/07636/25 Belt Valletta: Proposed change of class from Class 4B to Class 4D, proposed external alterations, and proposed outdoor tables, chairs, umbrellas, and retractable awnings.
- PA/08563/24 Belt Valletta: Proposed placing of tables and chairs outside existing restaurant.
- PA/07861/24 Belt Valletta: Replacement of broken stone columns.
- PA/07976/24 Belt Valletta: Extension to dwelling, including internal alterations and sanctioning of railing.
- PA/03236/26 Belt Valletta: Internal and external alterations to 2 in No. Class 4B outlets covered by PA/00088/02 and PA/05760/03, to combine into 1 single Class 4B unit.
- PA/00115/25 Belt Valletta: To have an area for tables and chairs in front of established 4D restaurant.
More by David Ellul Mercer
- PA/07091/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction minor internal alterations to existing receded floor apartment from that approved in PA/08836/19.
- PA/05801/26 Tarxien: Change of Use of Part of Class 4B (retail) to Ancillary Play Area and sanction part of sign.
- PA/05498/26 Birzebbuga: Demolition of existing building and construction of part Class 4D and part Class 4B outlet including installation of signage.
- PA/03976/26 Hamrun: To sanction stairwell and lift hood at roof level as built from that approved in RG/00559/17.
- PA/03911/26 Mellieha: To sanction minor alterations as built in receded floor and basement garage from that approved in PA/02266/09.
- PA/03849/26 Mosta: Part demolition, alterations and extensions to existing pre-1967 townhouse including excavation of pool.
All applications by David Ellul Mercer
More from Joseph Azzopardi
- PA/07723/26 Dingli: Proposed change of use from approved Class 4B shop (PA 5071/25) into a maisonette with some proposed alterations and additions.
- PA/07460/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA/977/14- Demolition of existing bank and erect same including basement parking and contingency building.
- PA/04675/26 Munxar: Proposed construction of residential dwelling, Class 1A, from approved fireworks factory workshop.
- PA/03895/26 Hamrun: Proposed variations to permit PA4231/25 including change of use from Class 4B retail to Class 4D food and drink establishments where cooking is allowed, at…
- PA/01182/26 Zebbug (Gozo): To construct 4 residential units on airspace apporved in RG/01217/25. To also demolish and reconstruct stairs and include a lift.
- PA/06640/25 Tarxien: Part change of use from garage for private residential parking to include one public service car space.