PA/01450/26: demolition of exiting dwelling in Birzebbuga
Saint John, Triq il-Barrieri, Birzebbuga
Proposed demolition of exiting dwelling, excavation, and construction of 9 underground garages, 2 maisonettes, 6 overlying apartments and 2 penthouses.
- Status
- Suspended (Decision suspended to allow for further assessment)
- Location
- Saint John, Triq il-Barrieri, Birzebbuga
- Locality
- Birzebbuga
- Applicant
- Matthew John Zahra
- Perit
- JG Periti
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 2 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 10
- Received
- 15 December 2025
- 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 Saint John, Triq il-Barrieri, Birzebbuga
84 other applications within 300 m: 54 granted, 1 refused, 7 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/02190/25).
On Triq il-Barrieri: 6 other applications, 5 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Melanie Spiteri.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 9 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/03137/25 Birzebbuga: Construction of 15 garages, 2 car spaces, 3 maisonettes, 13 apartments and 3 penthouses, as originally approved in permission PA4392/20, to conform with Court…
- PA/00858/20 Birzebbuga: Proposed demolition of existing structures and excavation of site. Construction of 12 garages at basement level and 1 maisonette at ground floor with pool.
- PA/02560/25 Birzebbuga: Proposed installation of sun-shade in front balcony.
- PA/07309/25 Birzebbuga: Change of use of a garage into a public service garage.
- PA/02190/25 Birzebbuga: Proposed demolition of the existing room; excavation and construction of a basement level garage to provide car parking spaces for private use; proposed…
- PA/05911/24 Birzebbuga: To sanction the removal of the approved car-lift and conversion of the same space into garages plus proposed construction of a Class 4B shop (including fixing…
- PA/01088/26 Birzebbuga: Proposal includes sanctioning of property from previously approved permit PA/00608/21; namely changes to the basement level including the sanctioning of pool,…
- PA/00608/21 Birzebbuga: Proposed part change of use of a domestic garage (approved as per PA/410/15) into wellness related services (class 1D) including minor internal alterations.
- PA/04279/25 Birzebbuga: To demolish existing dwelling house with garage and erect instead apartment block with maisonette and garage at ground level, overlying 3 No three bedroomed…
- PA/04554/24 Birzebbuga: Proposed dismantling of a party wall and construction of a new wall.
- PA/06945/26 Birzebbuga: Construction of residential garage and basement.
- PA/02103/24 Birzebbuga: To propose internal alterations to second floor apartment and remodeling of staircases both within apartments and within common area and to sanction railing…
- PA/00879/24 Birzebbuga: To sanction house as built not in accordance with PA1552/81, including mirror imaging of layout.
- PA/05515/26 Birzebbuga: Sanctioning of variations from permitted development (PAPB4148/87) and internal alterations and dividing terraced house in two maisonettes.
- PA/05156/25 Birzebbuga: Incorporation of passenger elevator in common areas of residential block.
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- PA/06947/26 Iklin: Sanctioning of clearance of site and excavation. Proposed open storage and construction of 2 floors of warehousing Class 6A at lower basement, basement and…
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