PA/00343/26: Demolition of existing pre-67 building in San Pawl il-Bahar
HSBC, Triq San Pawl, San Pawl il-Bahar
Demolition of existing pre-67 building (ex HSBC) and proposed construction of 3 star 'La Mer' hotel (Class 3B) consisting of 3 underlying basements, reception lobby and restaurant at ground floor, 75 rooms, service area and ancillary facilities on overlying 8 floors, and pool and pool bar at roof top level.
- Status
- Suspended (Application processing is currently suspended at the perit's request)
- Location
- HSBC, Triq San Pawl, San Pawl il-Bahar
- Locality
- San Pawl il-Bahar
- Applicant
- Bradley Vella
- Perit
- JG Periti
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Commercial)
- Height
- 9 floors
- Received
- 27 October 2025
- Validated
- 28 January 2026
- Published
- 28 January 2026
- Comments close
- 27 February 2026
The public planning file has 113 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 HSBC, Triq San Pawl, San Pawl il-Bahar
125 other applications within 300 m: 77 granted, 2 refused, 19 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 7 floors (PA/02674/25).
On Triq San Pawl: 91 other applications, 61 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 5 floors, the tallest 7. Periti active on this street: Edwin Mintoff, Maria Schembri Grima, JG Periti, Jean Azzopardi, MODEL.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 78% (likely range 48–100%, low reliability, from 20 comparable decisions nearby). It proposes 9 floors; the tallest granted nearby is 7. 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/02971/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed minor internal alterations, sanctioning of structure at roof level and proposed dismantling of existing enclosed gold aluminium balcony and proposed…
- PA/00846/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA/06295/16 - Demolition of existing washrooms and construction of duplex unit at 4th and 5th floor from Triq San Pawl. Proposal also include…
- PA/03465/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed division of the existing two-bedroom ground floor apartment into two separate units. A one-bedroom apartment and one-bedroom studio apartment.
- PA/01246/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed changes to approved permits PA/06167/24 and PA/01209/25. The changes include the addition of one garage (increasing the total number of garages from…
- PA/01209/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing property, excavation of a plot and construction of one garage private use at ground floor level, and 6 apartments from first…
- PA/06167/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing property, excavation of a plot and construction of one garage private use at ground floor level, and 6 apartments from first…
- PA/07126/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Retention of facade, demolition of the existing building and the construction of an office (Class 4A) at ground floor level and six overlying dwelling units.
- PA/06221/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA7049/17 consisting of alterations to PA6143/16 including an additional floor, alterations to layout and modification of single storey apartment…
- PA/03335/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed new outdoor cable kiosk to replace older kiosk to service an existing pumping station.
- PA/05072/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed application in lieu of PA7049/17 as renewed in PA6221/23 including the demolition of the existing ground floor and reconfiguration of levels to…
- PA/07703/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed parapet wall at roof level to screen roof services on a pre-1967 dwelling, including pv panels.
- PA/01264/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: The development shall include alterations and additions to the development approved under PA/2674/25, namely: the demolition of the neighbouring two-storey…
- PA/02674/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of existing structure, and construction of 7 floors of apartments.
- PA/01102/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed consolidation of two pre-1967 dwellings into a two bedroom maisonette. The following includes alterations such as opening/closing of openings,…
- PA/00004/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To construct two additional floors and a receded floor and internal modifications to existing structure, to create three apartments and a duplex apartment.
More by JG Periti
- 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/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/07328/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of pump chamber.
- PA/07217/26 Swieqi: Relocation of public service garage space, addition of pool at roof level, reconfiguration of reservoirs and other changes.
- PA/06980/26 Tarxien: Proposed demolition of existing dwellings, removal of material, excavation, and construction of 6 basement garages, 2 maisonettes, 6 apartments and 1 penthouse.
- PA/06947/26 Iklin: Sanctioning of clearance of site and excavation. Proposed open storage and construction of 2 floors of warehousing Class 6A at lower basement, basement and…