PA/00878/26: excavate and construct a terraced house in Kercem
Field, Alley off, Triq Santa Lucija, Kercem
To excavate and construct a terraced house, and to construct a rubble wall.
- Status
- Refused (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT)
- Location
- Field, Alley off, Triq Santa Lucija, Kercem
- Locality
- Kercem
- Applicant
- Anne Georgene Vella Grima
- Perit
- Perit Leonard Spiteri
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Outside Development Zone
- Type of works
- New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 1 floor
- Residential units
- 1
- Received
- 20 November 2025
- Validated
- 11 February 2026
- Published
- 11 February 2026
- Comments close
- 13 March 2026
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 19 June 2026
The public planning file has 40 documents: plans, reports, consultations and the decision.
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Field, Alley off, Triq Santa Lucija, Kercem
52 other applications within 300 m: 35 granted, 2 refused, 4 pending. 95% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 3 floors (PA/05432/23).
On Triq Santa Lucija: 27 other applications, 19 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: Vella + Grech Periti, Alexander Bigeni, Teddie Busuttil, Jennifer Drago, Falzon & Cutajar.
Approval estimate for new construction applications like this here: about 94% (likely range 64–100%, low reliability, from 6 comparable decisions nearby). Outside the development zone, where approvals are harder. 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/08337/25 Kercem: To demolish part of existing house while retaining another section and to construct replacements forming a house to modern habitable standards, including…
- PA/02419/21 Kercem: To demolish existing structures and construct ground floor garage with overlying 2 storey house.
- PA/05211/26 Kercem: To demolish existing structures, to excavate and to construct 16 residential units with underlying 14 garages at basement and ground floor level.
- PA/05100/26 Kercem: To carry out alterations and extensions to existing dwelling. Alterations include changes to internal layout and facade, to carry out extensions and to…
- PA/05432/23 Kercem: To demolish existing house and to construct basement garage for private parking, and 7 units at ground, 1st, 2nd and receded floor levels.
- PA/05148/23 Kercem: Proposed alterations to PA 182/23 including a small change is site configuration.
- PA/00182/23 Kercem: Excavation and construction of basement level car parking and electrical substation, 4 maisonettes including 4 pools, 12 apartments, 4 penthouses with rooftop…
- PA/07446/24 Kercem: Minor alteration to façade of approved PA5148/23 to change white up-and-over garage door design and other minor internal alterations
- PA/07516/25 Kercem: To demolish existing dwelling; proposed excavation and construction of two apartments and two swimming pools at basement level; two maisonettes and garage for…
- PA/01039/20 Kercem: To excavate basement and construct nine residential units and five garages.
- PA/00003/22 Kercem: Excavation and construction of 4 maisonettes including 4 pools, 12 apartments, 4 penthouses with rooftop pools and one underground basement floor containing…
- PA/01620/26 Kercem: To correct site configuration from that approved in PA/00538/25. To construct garages for private cars at ground floor and flats at first, second floors and…
- PA/00538/25 Kercem: To renew PA/09723/19- To renew PA/03083/14 - To remove ruins from site and construct a terraced house with underlying garage.
- PA/01708/21 Kercem: Proposed change of use of guesthouse approved in PA/06302/16 (Guesthouse not yet constructed), to an old people's home (Class 2A). To carry out alterations…
- PA/00428/24 Kercem: To sanction alterations from PA7805/18, mainly internal alterations and to include the use of Class 1D office at ground floor and reconfiguration of backyard…
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- PA/06610/26 Xewkija: To propose internal and external alterations and additions to a pre-1967 building.