PA/00810/24: rehabilitation of a derelict old courtyard house in Rabat
59, 59b, Triq Doni, Rabat
Proposed rehabilitation of a derelict old courtyard house at 59, 59b, Triq Doni, Rabat including; change of use from residential to Class 3A guesthouse and ancillary cafeteria, bar and lounge area at ground floor. Alterations including dismantling of accretions of no value including recently built room and external wall at courtyard, at first floor; dismantling of concrete pre-stressed beams and infill bricks roof and bridge, dismantling part of staircase, shifting xorok ceilings` levels, opening of new internal apertures. Proposed additional construction of new internal partitions, additional construction at second and receded floor overlying addition to the proposed guesthouse, introducing a contemporary lightweight staircase and lift at all levels, minor alterations and restoration to external facade.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 59, 59b, Triq Doni, Rabat
- Locality
- Rabat
- Applicant
- Dawid Jan Kwiatkowski
- Perit
- Perit Paul Dalli
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Change of Use
- Height
- 3 floors plus a receded floor
- Received
- 12 August 2023
- Validated
- 14 February 2024
- Published
- 14 February 2024
- Comments close
- 15 March 2024
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 5 February 2025
- Permit expires
- 12 March 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 59, 59b, Triq Doni, Rabat
196 other applications within 300 m: 124 granted, 6 refused, 22 pending. 95% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 3 floors (PA/03504/25).
On Triq Doni: 14 other applications, 11 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3.
Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 93% (likely range 63–100%, low reliability, from 22 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/00426/25 Rabat: Sanctioning of closing off of high level kitchen window.
- PA/07692/25 Rabat: Proposed change of use from Class 4B shop to Class 4C establishment. Proposal includes signage and shading devices on facade.
- PA/06456/23 Rabat: Minor alterations to the internal layout and increase in height of room at first floor.
- PA/03787/25 Rabat: Internal and external alterations to approved Class 4C of PA/5950/18.
- PA/07533/26 Rabat: Renewal request to PA/05950/18 - Change of use from shop to Class 4C, restoration of facade and minor internal and external alterations.
- PA/03618/26 Rabat: To carry out change of use from unused space to Class 4B within pre-1967 property. Proposal also includes the fixing of a sign.
- PA/05508/24 Rabat: Installation of a menu holder and a letter box on the facade of existing Class 4D catering establishment.
- PA/03671/25 Rabat: Sanctioning of fixing of flag pole bases and as built storage of decorative items and outer similar equipment related to the celebration of the town's…
- PA/01520/22 Rabat: Change of use of ground floor sitting room to Class 4B retail, minor internal alterations that include the relocation of the staircase, leveling of parts of…
- PA/01618/24 Rabat: Proposed change of use from dwelling to Class 4B shop.
- PA/01445/26 Rabat: Change of use to an approved Class 4D PA7414/21 to Class 4B (retail) at first floor level including affixing of signs.
- PA/02773/21 Rabat: To sanction alterations to facade, ground floor and first floor from that approved in PA 2677/20. To sanction fixing of flue at roof level. To fix removable…
- PA/04418/24 Rabat: To change type of tent approved in PA2677/20.
- PA/03635/22 Rabat: To replace part of ceiling at basement level of existing dwelling.
- PA/03584/21 Rabat: Proposed lowering of backyard to introduce light and ventilation at basement level, introduction of domestic lift, construction of en-suite WCs at first…
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