PA/01036/26: demolish existing common area staircase and construct in Birkirkara
Common Area at 48, Twins Flats, Misrah San Alwigi, Birkirkara
To demolish existing common area staircase and construct common area lift and stairwell throughout ground, first, second and third floor. Construction of domestic store at third floor (roof level).
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Common Area at 48, Twins Flats, Misrah San Alwigi, Birkirkara
- Locality
- Birkirkara
- Applicant
- Donald Cassar
- Perit
- Perit Bernard Formosa
- Application type
- Full development permission - Summary Process
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction
- Received
- 17 December 2025
- Validated
- 25 March 2026
- Published
- 18 February 2026
- Comments close
- 5 March 2026
- Decision
- Acceptable
- Permit expires
- 15 April 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Common Area at 48, Twins Flats, Misrah San Alwigi, Birkirkara
116 other applications within 300 m: 70 granted, 4 refused, 9 pending. 95% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/07008/23).
On Misrah San Alwigi: 4 other applications, 1 granted and 1 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 20 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/05479/24 Birkirkara: Change of use from Class 1 (dwelling) to Class 4A (office).
- PA/00314/25 Birkirkara: Proposed demolition of existing ground floor maisonette and garage and first floor maisonette, excavation of two floors and construction of 9 lock up garages,…
- PA/01176/20 Birkirkara: Demolition and excavation of two maisonettes. Construction of one basement level including 4 garages, one maisonette, three apartments over three floors and…
- PA/01583/21 Birkirkara: Demolition of existing washroom at 3rd floor, construction of one apartment at 3rd floor, and construction of a washroom at 4th floor.
- PA/02857/23 Birkirkara: Construction of a garbage room within the school grounds.
- PA/04460/25 Birkirkara: Proposed demolition of rear part of property and construction of two residential units including minor internal and external alterations and raising of…
- PA/00231/24 Birkirkara: Proposal includes a. Sanctioning of variations from approved permits PB/03106/72 and PA/02517/99, b. Demolition of parts of the existing first floor building…
- PA/01876/21 Birkirkara: To carry out alterations to an existing maisonette having a different layout from that approved in permission PA/08249/17, and to replace existing bronze…
- PA/06148/25 Birkirkara: To install a small 2-3 person lift in an existing block of 3 one bedroomed flats, starting off from first floor.
- PA/06803/26 Birkirkara: Extension of the approved Class 4B shop [PA9042/18], involving the reconfiguration of the storage area into separate rooms to accommodate beauty treatment…
- PA/01509/23 Birkirkara: Modification of approved layout plans in PA2424/21 consisting of alteration of internal walls and redesign of facade.
- PA/03736/26 Balzan: Sanctioning of garage as built in lieu of PA/01765/09.
- PA/07962/24 Balzan: Proposed extension to apartment at third floor level and proposed penthouse unit at receded floor level.
- PA/01472/24 Balzan: To demolish existing house, excavate and construct 4 basement garages, 1 maisonette at ground floor level, 3 apartments and a penthouse at a receded floor…
- PA/00114/20 Balzan: Propose 1no apartment at receded floor level over approved dwelling covered by PA 925/12.
More by Bernard Formosa
- PA/06676/26 Swieqi: To sanction minor changes and proposed sub-division of existing properties at level 2 and 3 to create two 1-bedroom units at each level. Proposed…
- PA/05192/26 Naxxar: To sanction swimming pool at roof level.
- PA/04641/26 Mosta: Internal alterations and addition of pool at third floor level.
- PA/04223/26 Belt Valletta: Restoration of facade.
- PA/01310/26 Birkirkara: Additional bedroom with gypsum partition at first floor and penthouse level to approved permit PA/05246/16.
- PA/00385/26 Mosta: To sanction existing dwelling from approved permit PB/2598/86.