PA/00148/26: internally demolish existing residence in Gzira
13, Triq Carlo Manche', Gzira
To internally demolish existing residence, retain façade and construct 7 residential apartments within 6 floors and an additional receded floor level. Proposal includes the excavation and construction of a water reservoir.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 13, Triq Carlo Manche', Gzira
- Locality
- Gzira
- Applicant
- Adrian Falzon
- Perit
- Perit Colin Zammit
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 6 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 7
- Received
- 17 November 2025
- Validated
- 21 January 2026
- Published
- 21 January 2026
- Comments close
- 20 February 2026
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 14 September 2026
- Permit expires
- 30 September 2031
The public planning file has 34 documents: plans, reports, consultations and the decision.
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 13, Triq Carlo Manche', Gzira
371 other applications within 300 m: 225 granted, 19 refused, 46 pending. 92% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 11 floors (PA/03788/25).
On Triq Carlo Manche': 28 other applications, 16 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 5 floors, the tallest 6. Periti active on this street: Pierre Farrugia, Joseph Saliba, Kerstien Micallef, Malcolm Cachia, Edwin Mintoff.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 94% (likely range 64–100%, medium reliability, from 55 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/06772/23 Gzira: Structural alterations and extension to convert a duplex apartment at third and fourth floor levels into two apartments and construction of an overlying…
- PA/01225/24 Gzira: Change of use from a domestic store to a one-bedroom residential apartment. The proposal includes internal alterations to form the bedroom.
- PA/01379/26 Gzira: Proposed sanctioning of domestic store at basement level resulting from excavation for foundations for development covered by PA/06652/21.
- PA/01785/25 Gzira: To demolish existing internal building and retain facade, excavate 2 basement levels serving as domestic stores. Sanctioning and alteration of existing facade…
- PA/07327/24 Gzira: To sanction the restoration of part of the facade and minor variations to the elevation as approved in PA/03770/21.
- PA/01794/25 Gzira: To demolish existing property whilst retaining and restoring existing facade and construct ground floor Class 4B, 5 residential units from 1st to 5th floor…
- PA/00216/22 Gzira: To demolish existing dwelling and retain existing facade at ground and first floor. Construct 4 one bedroom units at levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 one bedroom unit…
- PA/07475/23 Gzira: To renew PA 5897/18: ”To demolish existing first and roof levels including access stairs from ground floor and construction of 4 apartments at first, second,…
- PA/00321/26 Gzira: Sanctioning of opening between two garages - Garage 1(use Class 5A/pre-1967) and Garage 2 (use Class 1/PA02672/16).
- PA/04852/25 Gzira: To carry out internal and external alterations and construction of additional floors to create six residential units. The proposal also includes the retention…
- PA/00339/22 Gzira: To sanction differences from approved development permission PA01119/13.
- PA/05502/24 Gzira: Introduction of basement floor to development covered by PA/05634/22, resulting from further excavation required to position foundations at rock level.
- PA/05417/25 Gzira: To sanction variations from approved PA5202/19.
- PA/04632/23 Gzira: To sanction extension to Class 3B hotel approved by PA/5032/20, demolition of footprint of extension to be sanctioned and construction of 290-room hotel…
- PA/02446/23 Gzira: Change of use from office (Class 4A) to shop (Class 4B) including shop sign. Application includes the sanctioning of minor alterations to facade from that…
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- PA/07550/26 Marsa: Proposed demolition of two storey townhouse (facade and front room to be retained) and construction of ground floor garage for private vehicles, and 8…
- PA/07504/26 St Julians: To make internal and external alterations to an existing washroom and proposed a 2 bedroom receded apartment.
- PA/07469/26 Mgarr: To renew PA/05742/18 - To demolish existing building, excavation of site and construction of basement garages and residential units from ground floor to third…
- PA/07463/26 Mosta: To sanction property as built from PA/757/00, particularly including the formation of a Class 4A office within a receded floor level and installation of a…
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