PA/00498/24: demolish existing dwelling and re-construct basement and in Rabat
13 and 19, Triq Santa Barbara, Rabat
To demolish existing dwelling and re-construct basement and overlying apartments (including the development of airspace of neighbouring dwelling) - to construct eight apartments, lower of existing basement and underlying reservoir.
- Status
- Granted (The request for reconsideration on permit condition/s has been granted.)
- Location
- 13 and 19, Triq Santa Barbara, Rabat
- Locality
- Rabat
- Applicant
- Joseph Vassallo
- Perit
- Perit David Zahra
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Residential units
- 8
- Received
- 26 August 2023
- Validated
- 31 January 2024
- Published
- 31 January 2024
- Comments close
- 1 March 2024
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 5 February 2025
- Permit expires
- 18 June 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 13 and 19, Triq Santa Barbara, Rabat
178 other applications within 300 m: 121 granted, 1 refused, 16 pending. 99% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/02412/24).
On Triq Santa Barbara: 13 other applications, 9 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Ronald Zammit Lucas, John Schembri, Roderick Camilleri.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 13 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/02884/24 Rabat: Proposed demolition of a first floor maisonette already approved by virtue of PA6695/18 (which was not utilised) and retention of the construction of a block…
- PA/02742/23 Rabat: Proposed changes to PA/06695/18, proposal includes 1 new residential unit and other minor changes.
- PA/05317/26 Rabat: Proposed modifications to pre-1967 dwelling as previously amended by PA1253/24, including conversion of living room to garage, and proposed extension.
- PA/01253/24 Rabat: Additional washroom over the existing terraced house.
- PA/01550/24 Rabat: Proposed change of use of Class 4 unit covered by PA/04400/06 to a Class 4A veterinary consultancy practice. Proposal includes minor internal alterations.…
- PA/01734/23 Rabat: Alterations to a pre-1968 first floor maisonette. Proposal also includes the construction of a second floor with an overlying washroom.
- PA/02211/25 Rabat: Proposed internal alterations to an existing garage including removal of existing mezzanine, removal of internal walls, lowering of floor level and…
- PA/00209/22 Rabat: Sanctioning of a garage, a domestic store, 3 apartments and overlying domestic stores as built over site covered by PA00253/00. Variations include internal…
- PA/08061/25 Rabat: To demolish existing building, excavate site, and construct basement, ground floor garage and one residential unit spread over four floors including receded…
- PA/06892/25 Rabat: To sanction minor changes in layout to that approved in RG/01025/23, to propose installation of pv panels at lower roof level and to sanction/propose minor…
- PA/01186/26 Rabat: Minor internal alterations to house and extension of room at receded floor.
- PA/08142/25 Rabat: To change use from ground floor car garage to residential unit. To include change to the facade from garage opening to two apertures.
- PA/02198/26 Rabat: Demolition of existing dwelling (keeping existing facade) and construction of 4 apartments including pool at roof level
- PA/05195/26 Rabat: To demolish existing townhouse approved under RG/01719/24 and propose construction of a two storey house with a washroom at roof level and reservoir underneath.
- PA/06379/24 Rabat: Alterations to existing townhouse. Demolition and shifting of internal walls and staircase, change of use of habitable rooms at basement level to garage for…
More by David Zahra
- PA/07611/26 Tarxien: Rehabilitation of pre-67 dwelling including internal alterations at ground floor.
- PA/07304/26 Fgura: Proposed internal alterations with changes from PA/02158/26, extension at roof level, and addition of pool.
- PA/06887/26 Belt Valletta: To carry out internal and external alterations to local shops at Triq Zakkarija, Belt Valletta. Works to include extension to pre-1967 shop (no. 47) to take…
- PA/06462/26 Msida: To demolish existing building and construct development including ground floor shop (Class 4B), and overlying six apartments.
- PA/05821/26 Zebbug: Changes, including Sanctioning to apporved PA/7094/07, and extension at first floor level.
- PA/05233/26 Birzebbuga: Alterations to pre-1967 dwelling to stairwell (to include lift) and extend/subdivide existing dwelling to include three units. Works to include…
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More from Joseph Vassallo
- PA/04488/26 Rabat: To replace existing dangerous roof slab of domestic store, at an existing dwelling. Proposal includes sanctioning of minor changes from PA3999/93 including…
- PA/07729/24 Luqa: To sanction existing ground floor maisonette approved by PA 1128/79 and basement garage approved by PA 5586/19, as well as to sanction as built another…
- PA/06526/24 Mellieha: To connect existing studio units as approved in RG/1354/20 and RG/1351/20 into one bedroom ground floor maisonette.
- PA/06081/24 Rabat: To convert the existing basement level (pre-1967) into a domestic garage (Class 1) by removing internal partitions and recasting slab above. The removal of…
- PA/05140/23 Sliema: Proposed extension to existing fifth floor level and proposed construction of new dwelling at receded floor level.
- PA/00967/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction change of use of part of existing Class 4D restaurant to Class 4A office - Quicklets letting specialists, to sanction signage on facade. Proposed…