PA/01446/26: demolition of existing store and excavation of in Paola
13/14, Triq Kordin, Paola
Proposed demolition of existing store and excavation of basement. Proposed construction of Class 4D (restaurant) at ground floor and Class 3A (guesthouse) at levels 1,2,3 and receded floor.
- Status
- Pending (The report on this case has been finalised and a decision on the case still needs to be taken)
- Location
- 13/14, Triq Kordin, Paola
- Locality
- Paola
- Applicant
- M Company Ltd Attn: Karl Naudi
- Perit
- Perit Ruben Sciortino
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Commercial)
- Height
- 3 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 1
- Received
- 13 January 2026
- Validated
- 4 March 2026
- Published
- 4 March 2026
- Comments close
- 10 April 2026
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 13/14, Triq Kordin, Paola
83 other applications within 300 m: 60 granted, 1 refused, 9 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/03902/24).
On Triq Kordin: 14 other applications, 12 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: Christian Buhagiar, Innovative Design Architects (iDA), Andre Magro.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 17 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/06428/24 Paola: To sanction modifications to existing Class 6A commercial store (PA/01603/14).
- PA/04170/25 Paola: To construct 3 additional levels of Class 6A commercial warehouses overlying existing Class 6A warehouse approved in PA/06428/24, including minor…
- PA/00216/26 Paola: Proposed change of use of showroom to Class 4B shop and sanctioning of minor changes on facade including fixing of sign.
- PA/00646/23 Paola: Renewal of PA7459/17 - Change of use from existing Warehouse (Class 6A) to workshop (Class 5B). Proposal shall include also internal modifications, demolition…
- PA/02765/23 Paola: To renew PA/03428/18 - Fixing of sign on facade at No.15, Triq Kordin, Paola.
- PA/06520/25 Paola: To sanction facade restoration works.
- PA/01594/26 Paola: Change of use of pre-1968 garage to a Class 2C motoring school, alterations to facade, sanctioning of fascia sign, sanctioning of air-conditioning boxes.
- PA/01861/26 Paola: Proposed demolition of existing first floor maisonette with the retention of the facade, and construction of 5 apartments and a penthouse at receded floor…
- PA/03378/24 Paola: To sanction internal and external alterations and the installation of car lift. Also to propose the change of use from Class 6A warehouse to public service…
- PA/00810/23 Paola: To demolish existing pre-1968 Class 5A warehouses, and erect 3 levels of basement garages, Class 5A warehouses at levels 0, 1 and 2, and ancillary offices at…
- PA/00111/26 Paola: To erect boundary wall.
- PA/02626/25 Paola: To sanction the construction of a tent within an industrial site approved with PA/02899/91 and renewed with PA/00078/95.
- PA/06142/23 Paola: Renewal of PA10467/17 - Rebuilding of deteriorated front garden wall, elements on facade of building, demolition of part of apartment, excavation of rear of…
- PA/04150/25 Paola: Proposed demolition of the existing house and three underlying garages. Excavation is proposed to create a basement for private car parking spaces and a car…
- PA/05164/23 Paola: To sanction minor layout details in garage.
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- PA/07540/26 St Julians: Proposed alterations to approved restaurant (Class 4D), installation of sign on facade and sanctioning of internal and external changes.
- PA/07513/26 Qormi: Proposed decommissioning of existing car wash and change of use to charging station including the installation of DC chargers and waiting area with vending…
- PA/07397/26 Tarxien: Sanctioning open air parking area and deviations on facade as per previous approved permit PA/01101/13 including installation of vertical array of pv panels.
- PA/07125/26 Pieta: Proposed sanctioning of existing roof structure at basement level covering the front garden as approved in PA/6579/17.
- PA/07056/26 Naxxar: Proposed demolition of existing building and construction of apartment block, consisting of retail (Class 4B), 13 parking spaces, 12 three bed apartments and…
- PA/07025/26 Swieqi: Proposed demolition of existing fully detached villa and construction of four semi-detached villas with underlying basement garages including proposed pool at…