PA/00826/25: demolition of part of existing house in Birkirkara
5 Casa Schembri, Triq Tumas Fenech c/w Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon c/w Triq, Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon Nru. 4, Birkirkara
Proposed demolition of part of existing house, retention and proposed extension to part of existing pre-1968 house, construction of 8 houses and Class 4A office.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 5 Casa Schembri, Triq Tumas Fenech c/w Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon c/w Triq, Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon Nru. 4, Birkirkara
- Locality
- Birkirkara
- Applicant
- Joseph Portelli
- Perit
- Perit Wayne Scerri
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Residential units
- 8
- Received
- 4 December 2024
- Validated
- 12 February 2025
- Published
- 12 February 2025
- Comments close
- 14 March 2025
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 9 October 2025
- Permit expires
- 22 October 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 5 Casa Schembri, Triq Tumas Fenech c/w Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon c/w Triq, Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon Nru. 4, Birkirkara
172 other applications within 300 m: 124 granted, 1 refused, 13 pending. 99% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/02996/25).
On Triq Tumas Fenech: 16 other applications, 14 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 5. Periti active on this street: Wayne Scerri, Steven Ebejer, Christian Spiteri.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 14 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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- PA/01466/24 Birkirkara: To sanction variations from PA639/19 which consist of: the correction of the site configuration, shifting of internal walls, the addition of a balcony…
- PA/04049/26 Birkirkara: Alterations and extensions, including pool, to dwelling Nr 31, Triq Ghar il-Gobon, Birkirkara.
- PA/01944/23 Birkirkara: Renewal to PA/10994/17 - Propose alterations and additions to existing dwelling.
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