PA/01061/26: Change of use of garage in Swieqi
26, Triq il-Keffa, Swieqi
Change of use of garage (which is independent from the overlying residential units) into a Class 4B shop, similar to other Class 4B shops in the vicinity and a replication of the adjacent Class 4B shop approved in PA/00814/14; including minor internal and external alterations and proposed signage on the facade.
- Status
- Refused (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT)
- Location
- 26, Triq il-Keffa, Swieqi
- Locality
- Swieqi
- Applicant
- Paul Cachia
- Perit
- MASStudio
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Change of Use
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Validated
- 25 February 2026
- Published
- 25 February 2026
- Comments close
- 27 March 2026
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 15 September 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 26, Triq il-Keffa, Swieqi
176 other applications within 300 m: 97 granted, 5 refused, 27 pending. 95% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/04643/25).
On Triq il-Keffa: 14 other applications, 6 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Colin Zammit.
Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 79% (likely range 49–100%, low reliability, from 8 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/01968/24 Swieqi: To construct apartment at receded level.
- PA/00563/22 Swieqi: To sanction internal and external alterations incl. railing at second floor, PV panels over DN1000/14 and construction of 1m parapet wall to screen the PV…
- PA/00502/24 Swieqi: To demolish existing dwellings, excavate and construct 2 levels of basement garages, 4 maisonettes at ground floor, 12 apartments and 4 penthouses.
- PA/02080/25 Swieqi: To propose demolishing of the existing structure while retaining the semi-basement slab. Proposal includes constructing additional floors to create a total of…
- PA/05303/24 Swieqi: To propose external and internal alterations at all levels and construction of pool from approved permit by virtue PA/6331/19.
- PA/03729/24 Swieqi: To excavate and construct 3 basement levels for parking, commercial at ground floor level (5 in no. Class 4B shops and 1 in no. Class 4C shop), 24 apartments…
- PA/04588/25 Swieqi: To demolish existing terraced house, excavate site and construct semi-basement garage, a maisonette at elevated ground floor level, apartments at first,…
- PA/02041/21 Swieqi: Proposed combining of two adjacent residential apartments into one habitable unit, including internal alterations
- PA/07552/26 Swieqi: Proposed extension to an existing penthouse to form an internally connected duplex unit, including a splash pool on the front terrace.
- PA/04654/24 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal alterations to approved apartment PA5074/10.
- PA/06691/24 Swieqi: Extension of existing third-floor receded dwelling and construction of overlaying receded dwelling.
- PA/06381/25 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal and external alterations to existing garage with previously approved permit PB/01047/90.
- PA/02977/23 Swieqi: Sanctioning of property as built from PB/04236/89 and proposal of the demolition of an existing washroom at roof level and the construction of an additional…
- PA/03000/23 Swieqi: Variations from the official building alignment. To sanction variations from approved permit PB/1929/89. To demolish existing washroom, install a lift,…
- PA/01639/24 Swieqi: To propose changes to approved permit PA/02977/23 including minor internal changes to lift shaft, internal shaft and back facade.
More by MASStudio
- PA/07770/26 Swieqi: Sanctioning of differences from approved PA/02840/92, in Garage No 5.
- PA/07724/26 Balzan: Change of use of a pre-1967 domestic garage to a studio maisonette.
- PA/07658/26 St Julians: Proposed change of use from approved 30 rooms Class 3A guesthouse (PA/02543/25) to 39 rooms Class 3B 3-star hotel while keeping the same approved volume and…
- PA/06521/26 Santa Venera: Sanctioning of minor changes from approved PA/07822/06 of third floor level. And proposed extension of the existing apartment at third-floor level and…
- PA/06435/26 Rabat: Demolition of existing property and construction of ground floor maisonette, two overlying apartments at first and second floor, and a duplex unit at third…
- PA/06423/26 Swieqi: Proposed demolition of existing property and reconstruction of basement garages and residential units, amalgamated with the adjacent property already covered…
More from Paul Cachia
- PA/06313/26 Rabat: To sanction internal alterations consisting of removing wall between sitting dining, enlarging the kitchen, closing a door into a window in the ground floor…
- PA/00480/26 Swieqi: Extension at fifth floor inline with the approved stairwell in PA/05892/25 to create a duplex residential unit at fourth and fifth floor.
- PA/00190/26 Qala: To widen garage door approved in PA/05462/22 for better accessibility.
- PA/05892/25 Swieqi: Changes to existing common area and including installation of lift. Full demolition of flat 3 at current receded third floor and construction of flat 3 at…
- PA/07681/24 Senglea (Isla): Sanctioning of removal of dangerous and dilapidated timber balcony and proposed replacement with an exact replica of the existing in solid timber.
- PA/00018/24 Santa Venera: Internal alterations and extension to approved bar with cooking on site (Class 4D) in PA/04603/18 and to sanction design of shopfront