--- title: "PA/00652/24: make alterations at ground floor level to in Marsaskala | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00652-24/marsaskala-make-alterations-at-ground-floor-level-to source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Granted planning application in Marsaskala: To make alterations at ground floor level to change the use of the cafeteria (class 4C) into an ancillary games… Planning applications › Marsaskala › PA0065224 # PA/00652/24: make alterations at ground floor level to in Marsaskala Portside Lodge, Triq il-Qaliet, Marsascala To make alterations at ground floor level to change the use of the cafeteria (class 4C) into an ancillary games room and a class 4B beauty parlor, to relocate the breakfast area at ground floor to the receded floor level as approved in PA/07446/19 and change the current breakfast area into an ancillary health club, change the board room into a back office and a luggage room and to remove the current luggage room to have a larger reception area. This application is also to change the use of a sitting room to a bedroom at the First and second-floor level and to the walls and apertures of the apartments at the fifth-floor level to improve the layout and eliminate the accessible room which has been relocated to the fourth-floor level as approved in PA/03763/17. - **Status:** Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.) - **Location:** Portside Lodge, Triq il-Qaliet, Marsascala - **Locality:** [Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/marsaskala) - **Applicant:** [Ta’ Nikol Developments Ltd., Attn: George Vassallo](https://propertylist.mt/applicant/ta-nikol-developments-ltd) - **Perit:** [Bezzina & Cole Architects & Engineers](https://propertylist.mt/perit/bezzina-and-cole-architects-and-engineers) - **Application type:** Full development permission - **Zone:** Within Development Zone - **Type of works:** Alterations & Extensions (Residential) - **Received:** 24 October 2023 - **Validated:** 7 February 2024 - **Published:** 7 February 2024 - **Comments close:** 8 March 2024 - **Recommendation:** Grant Permission - **Decision:** Grant Permission - **Decision date:** 29 May 2024 - **Permit expires:** 19 June 2029 [Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/00652/24) [Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=00652&caseYear=24) ## Planning activity around Portside Lodge, Triq il-Qaliet, Marsascala 116 other applications within 300 m: 76 granted, 2 refused, 8 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 6 floors (PA/00631/24). On Triq il-Qaliet: 60 other applications, 35 granted and 2 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 5. Periti active on this street: [Anthony Fenech Vella](https://propertylist.mt/perit/anthony-fenech-vella), [Patrick Refalo](https://propertylist.mt/perit/patrick-refalo), [Randolph Nicholas Bartoli](https://propertylist.mt/perit/randolph-nicholas-bartoli), [George Pullicino](https://propertylist.mt/perit/george-pullicino), [Jonathan Schembri](https://propertylist.mt/perit/jonathan-schembri). Approval estimate for alterations & extensions applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 6 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/07282/25** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07282-25/marsaskala-sanction-existing-bungalow-as-built): To sanction existing bungalow as built, original permit not traced. Granted, validated 12 November 2025, 30 m away - [**PA/01708/25** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01708-25/marsaskala-demolition-of-existing-villa-and-excavation-of): Proposed demolition of existing villa and excavation of basement level and reservoir. Construction of new detached villa including pool at Triq il-Mahsel,… Granted, validated 18 March 2025, 62 m away - [**PA/02580/21** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02580-21/marsaskala-permanently-place-a-movable-kiosk): To permanently place a movable kiosk Status being checked, 85 m away - [**PA/02326/24** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02326-24/marsaskala-change-existing-domestic-stores-at-retreated-floor): To change existing domestic stores at retreated floor level to a two bed duplex flat and sanction the position of the steel and glazed parapet railing at the… Granted, validated 24 April 2024, 118 m away - [**PA/03339/23** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03339-23/marsaskala-renewal-of-pa-03568-17-shifting-of-existing-electrical): Renewal of PA/03568/17- Shifting of existing electrical sub-station from ground floor level to basement level, c/o alterations to ground floor to create a… Granted, validated 14 June 2023, 5 floors, 124 m away - [**PA/01117/24** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01117-24/marsaskala-excavation-and-proposed-construction-of-10-garages): Proposed excavation and proposed construction of 10 garages at basement level. Proposed construction 3 maisonettes at ground floor, 3 other floors having 3… Withdrawn, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 128 m away - [**PA/01284/23** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01284-23/marsaskala-renewal-of-permit-approved-by-pa6178-17): Renewal of permit approved by PA6178/17 - Proposed excavation of site and construction of 24 basement garages, 5 maisonettes, 20 apartments and 3 penthouses,… Granted, validated 12 April 2023, 133 m away - [**PA/08534/21** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08534-21/marsaskala-uprooting-of-existing-vegetation): Uprooting of existing vegetation, excavation of site, construction of three basement garages, 1 maisonette at ground floor level, 3 overlying apartments at… Granted, validated 21 January 2022, 4 floors, 142 m away - [**PA/08478/24** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08478-24/marsaskala-demolition-of-existing-structure): Proposed demolition of existing structure, excavation and construction of a residential complex of 161 garages, 17 maisonettes, 69 apartments, 20 penthouses… Withdrawn, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 148 m away - [**PA/02650/23** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02650-23/marsaskala-renewal-of-pa-07630-17-internal-alterations-to): Renewal of PA/07630/17 - Internal alterations to existing maisonette with (self-imposed) side curtilage. Alterations consist of combining two rooms into one.… Granted, validated 13 June 2023, 2 floors, 156 m away - [**PA/02856/26** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02856-26/marsaskala-construct-an-additional-full-floor): To construct an additional full floor (5 units) and a receded floor (5 units) overlying existing development approved by PA3822/94. Suspended, validated 6 May 2026, 5 floors plus a receded floor, 160 m away - [**PA/01902/23** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01902-23/marsaskala-internal-alterations-and-change-of-use-from): Proposed internal alterations and change of use from store to Class 4B. Refused, validated 5 April 2023, 166 m away - [**PA/00010/25** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00010-25/marsaskala-sanction-changes-from-pb-4463-91): To sanction changes from PB/4463/91, and addition of parapet wall at upper roof level to screen services. Granted, validated 12 March 2025, 171 m away - [**PA/07107/25** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07107-25/marsaskala-demolition-of-existing-roof-over-first-floor): Demolition of existing roof over first floor maisonette and reconstruction and lower level, in addition to construction of 3 new units at second, third and… Granted, validated 5 November 2025, 3 floors plus a receded floor, 172 m away - [**PA/04789/25** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04789-25/marsaskala-addition-to-internal-mezzanine-at-ground-floor): Addition to internal mezzanine at ground floor, within building envelope. Granted, validated 12 November 2025, 1 floor, 176 m away ## More by Bezzina & Cole Architects & Engineers - [**PA/06212/26** Pembroke](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06212-26/pembroke-renew-pa-06521-18): To renew PA/06521/18 (renewal of PA/00071/13) - Proposed erection of lightweight structure in between existing Malta Judo Academy facilities. Pending - [**PA/06103/26** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06103-26/paola-carry-out-internal-and-external-alterations-to): To carry out internal and external alterations to the existing property and to sanction minor internal alterations from the approved permit PB/996/78. At… Granted, validated 15 October 2026 - [**PA/04798/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04798-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-sanction-the-receded-floor-as-built): To sanction the receded floor as built, differing from that approved under permit PA/06935/03, to convert it into a full apartment, and to construct an… Granted, validated 11 August 2026 - [**PA/02674/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02674-26/rabat-reconstruct-a-soil-retaining-wall): To reconstruct a soil retaining wall. Granted, validated 29 April 2026 - [**PA/02162/26** Birkirkara](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02162-26/birkirkara-construction-of-a-warehouse-with-a-different): Construction of a warehouse with a different layout from that approved under permit PA/01470/25, which was not executed. The proposed works include the… Pending, validated 1 April 2026, 3 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/02070/26** Naxxar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02070-26/naxxar-sanction-existing-terraces-at-third-and-receded): Application to sanction existing terraces at third and receded floor level and a skylight and a chimney at roof level from PA/02551/19. Granted, validated 1 April 2026 [All applications by Bezzina & Cole Architects & Engineers](https://propertylist.mt/perit/bezzina-and-cole-architects-and-engineers) ## More from Ta’ Nikol Developments Ltd - [**PA/04718/24** Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04718-24/marsaskala-installation-of-a-receded-demountable-aluminium-and): Proposed installation of a receded demountable aluminium and canvas shading structure and the fixing of a retractable awning. Granted, validated 16 October 2024 [All planning applications in Marsaskala](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/marsaskala)