PA/00686/23: Change of use from vacant Class 3B in Sliema
Savoy Hotel, 444, Triq D' Argens, Sliema
Change of use from vacant Class 3B Hotel to Class 4A Business Centre/Offices over four floors and two Class 4D/food and beverage establishments at Upper Ground Floor level, one ancillary to the main complex and one independent of 75 sq.m; to include restoration and alterations to the existing dilapidated Savoy Hotel main building, demolition of the derelict ‘annex’ building and demolition of the decommissioned Fuel Station within the same site. Excavation of the site only under the vacant land, and construction of an extension consisting of four basement levels and six overlying office floors (Class 4A), two of which are receded floors. Redevelopment of the “front garden” area into a pedestrianized terraced piazza with soft and hard landscaping to include also restoration of the existing original boundary wall and gates. Proposal also includes signage at garage entrance.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Savoy Hotel, 444, Triq D' Argens, Sliema
- Locality
- Sliema
- Applicant
- Exalco Properties Ltd. Attn: Jean Marc Montanaro
- Perit
- CVC Architecture
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Commercial)
- Height
- 4 floors plus a receded floor
- Received
- 23 December 2022
- Validated
- 19 July 2023
- Published
- 19 July 2023
- Comments close
- 4 September 2023
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 23 May 2024
- Permit expires
- 5 June 2029
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Savoy Hotel, 444, Triq D' Argens, Sliema
1 other application on the same street: 1 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/07238/25).
On Triq D' Argens: 1 other application, 1 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 0 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.
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