PA/00439/26: excavate and construct an underground water reservoir in Gharb
Infill Plot, Triq Tumas Cassar, Gharb
To excavate and construct an underground water reservoir. Also proposed construction of a two-car garage and a five-car garage at street level. Both garages are for domestic use
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Infill Plot, Triq Tumas Cassar, Gharb
- Locality
- Gharb
- Applicant
- Michael Portelli
- Perit
- Perit Ramona Cassar
- Application type
- Full development permission - Summary Process
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- New Construction (Commercial)
- Height
- 1 floor
- Received
- 6 January 2026
- Validated
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 28 January 2026
- Comments close
- 12 February 2026
- Decision
- Acceptable
- Permit expires
- 25 March 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Infill Plot, Triq Tumas Cassar, Gharb
58 other applications within 300 m: 40 granted, 1 refused, 5 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/07670/24).
On Triq Tumas Cassar: 14 other applications, 9 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: Edward Scerri, Saviour Micallef.
Approval estimate for new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 5 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/01712/22 Gharb: To install items of gym equipment.
- PA/00466/23 Gharb: To install photovoltaic panels and canopy along football pitch perimeter.
- PA/07506/25 Gharb: Extension of back balconies.
- PA/04538/26 Gharb: To sanction deviations from approved permit PA/07437/20, mainly slight shifting of walls and apertures and addition of partition in internal yard.
- PA/00649/23 Gharb: To include additional facilities within existing public open space currently used as a semi sheltered playground, including pool, amphitheater, changing…
- PA/01906/23 Gharb: Renewal of PA/09353/17 - To excavate site to construct four private garages and reservoir at basement level, to construct five residential dwellings at…
- PA/05835/26 Gharb: To sanction minor variations from PA/05716/09, consisting in shifting of walls and apertures. To construct parapet wall at roof level for screening of services.
- PA/03302/26 Gharb: To sanction minor internal variations from PA/05716/09, consisting in shifting of internal walls and apertures. Also to sanction installation of suspended…
- PA/03239/21 Gharb: To include astronomy park within existing upper level of leisure park including sanctioning differences in layout of existing leisure park
- PA/05973/24 Gharb: To change the car spaces in owner's own garage from private cars to spaces for public service vehicles.
- PA/01652/24 Gharb: To carry out alterations and additions to apartments approved in PA/00519/23. Alterations include changes to layout, levels, facade and to increase the number…
- PA/00519/23 Gharb: To renew PA6529/17 - (To construct basement garages, two apartments at ground and first floor level and washrooms at roof level).
- PA/04960/26 Gharb: Sanctioning of as-built pergola with tensile fabric canopy and freestanding jacuzzi on roof terrace of setback floor approved in PA3718/20.
- PA/05767/26 Gharb: To construct walls to split ground floor garage approved in PA2476/21 and change in use part of garage to Class 4B retail and part to a domestic store and fix…
- PA/02476/21 Gharb: To excavate site and construct house with underlying garages
More by Ramona Cassar
- PA/07756/26 Xewkija: To extend a house approved by PA/03538/20 by extending sideways and backwards at first floor level and construct a structure at second floor. Also minor…
- PA/07471/26 Xaghra: To restore the ceiling slab of an internal room.
- PA/07448/26 Fontana: To sanction soil deposit to restore original level in an agricultural land. Also to sanction retaining wall to avoid soil erosion and proposed rubble wall…
- PA/07352/26 Rabat (Gozo): Proposed construction of a room and jacuzzi at second floor level. Also proposed dismantling of internal balcony floor to allow more light into the basement…
- PA/07322/26 Rabat (Gozo): To replace front timber door and restore facade wall.
- PA/07207/26 Munxar: To excavate and construct a garage underlying an existing maisonette.
All applications by Ramona Cassar
More from Michael Portelli
- PA/07117/26 Hamrun: To change use of Class 4B unit and garage into an apartment, including minor internal alterations and changes of apertures of the block.
- PA/06750/26 Santa Lucija: Construction of lift shaft, extension of rooms at second floor, construction of part of third floor and sanctioning minor variations from PA1857/03.
- PA/01836/26 Hamrun: Construction of washroom at roof level.
- PA/03505/25 Zebbug (Gozo): To renew permission PA3495/17 - To amend permission PA317/14 by demolishing and re-constructing exact replica of damaged facade on ground and first floor and…
- PA/01350/24 Hamrun: Change of use from vacant premises pre-1968 to garage.
- PA/01341/24 Nadur: To construct lift.