PA/01459/23: demolition of existing house in Xewkija

St Joseph Court, Trejqa tac-Cnus, Xewkija

Proposed demolition of existing house. Proposed excavation and construction of 8 basement garages, 1 basement domestic store and 10 residential units. Access to the garage is to be provided from the approved development in PA6560/17.

Status: Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
Location: St Joseph Court, Trejqa tac-Cnus, Xewkija
Locality: Xewkija
Applicant: Mr Angelo Portelli
Perit: Perit Mario Cordina
Application type: Full development permission - Summary Process
Zone: Within Development Zone
Type of works: Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
Residential units: 10
Received: 24 November 2022
Validated: 24 May 2023
Published: 5 April 2023
Comments close: 24 April 2023
Decision: Acceptable
Permit expires: 6 June 2028

Case details on the Planning Authority website

Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps

Planning activity around St Joseph Court, Trejqa tac-Cnus, Xewkija

75 other applications within 300 m: 46 granted, 2 refused, 7 pending. 96% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 3 floors (PA/04765/23).

On Trejqa tac-Cnus: 2 other applications, 0 granted and 0 refused.

Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 92% (likely range 62–100%, low reliability, from 6 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/06916/26 Xewkija: Demolition of existing dwelling, excavation of site for the construction of underlying garages, and construction of a apartment block consisting of 6… Pending, 2 floors, 30 m away
PA/07195/26 Xewkija: To construct basement garages accessible from adjacent building approved in PA5744/21, maisonette at ground floor, apartments at first, second and third floor… Pending, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 39 m away
PA/02993/22 Xewkija: Proposed changes to basement garage layout from that approved in PA08541/21. Proposed changes to ground floor residential units from that approved in… Granted, validated 17 August 2022, 69 m away
PA/05460/25 Xewkija: Change of use from a car space approved in PA/00720/08 to a public service car space. Granted, validated 27 August 2025, 82 m away
PA/02923/26 Xewkija: To add an apartment at 2nd floor and access/ domestic store at roof level Granted, validated 30 July 2026, 2 floors, 87 m away
PA/00659/24 Xewkija: To carry out internal and external alterations to dwelling approved in PA/01481/21 to form 2 residential dwellings. Alterations include changes to layout,… Granted, validated 7 February 2024, 128 m away
PA/07276/26 Xewkija: To carry out alterations to dwelling approved in PA/00659/24 by adding a balcony. Pending, validated 21 October 2026, 130 m away
PA/02556/25 Xewkija: To carry out alterations and extensions to dwellings approved in PA/00659/24. Alterations include changes to layout and extensions at the back. Withdrawn, validated 16 April 2025, 130 m away
PA/02527/22 Xewkija: To amend site configuration, construct additional rooms at all levels, add a set-back floor level and other internal alterations. Granted, validated 20 April 2022, 134 m away
PA/01481/21 Xewkija: Proposed development including the reinstatement of the existing dilapidated building and conversion to a single dwelling. Development to include the… Status being checked, 134 m away
PA/06347/25 Xewkija: To carry out alterations to dwelling by adding a balcony. Granted, validated 1 October 2025, 137 m away
PA/02081/21 Xewkija: Alterations to PA9082/17 including slight change in site configuration and internal layout. Proposal includes the reconstruction of façade, partly out of new… Status being checked, 142 m away
PA/07954/24 Xewkija: To sanction existing apartment block and basement garages as built. Granted, validated 20 November 2024, 144 m away
PA/02805/21 Xewkija: To excavate site and to construct 3 ground floor garages, 2 maisonettes, 21 apartments at first, second and third floor levels and 6 penthouses with… Status being checked, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 145 m away
PA/05698/24 Xewkija: Internal and external alterations to existing dwelling which includes the reinstatement of dilapidated roofs as well as the construction of backyard boundary… Granted, validated 4 September 2024, 148 m away

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