PA/01785/25: demolish existing internal building and retain facade in Gzira
78/79, Triq Sir Patrick Stuart, Gzira
To demolish existing internal building and retain facade, excavate 2 basement levels serving as domestic stores. Sanctioning and alteration of existing facade and construction of duplex unit at ground floor and first floor level, and three bedroom units at second to fifth floor level and a two bedroom receded unit at sixth floor level.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 78/79, Triq Sir Patrick Stuart, Gzira
- Locality
- Gzira
- Applicant
- ST Projects Attn: Michael Stivala
- Perit
- Perit Wayne Scerri
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Sanctioning
- Height
- 7 floors plus a receded floor
- Received
- 4 February 2025
- Validated
- 18 March 2025
- Published
- 23 July 2025
- Comments close
- 9 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 14 October 2025
- Permit expires
- 29 October 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 78/79, Triq Sir Patrick Stuart, Gzira
345 other applications within 300 m: 203 granted, 16 refused, 44 pending. 93% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 11 floors (PA/03788/25).
On Triq Sir Patrick Stuart: 12 other applications, 7 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 8 floors, the tallest 8.
Approval estimate for sanctioning applications like this here: about 89% (likely range 59–100%, medium reliability, from 60 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/07327/24 Gzira: To sanction the restoration of part of the facade and minor variations to the elevation as approved in PA/03770/21.
- PA/01225/24 Gzira: Change of use from a domestic store to a one-bedroom residential apartment. The proposal includes internal alterations to form the bedroom.
- PA/05502/24 Gzira: Introduction of basement floor to development covered by PA/05634/22, resulting from further excavation required to position foundations at rock level.
- PA/05364/25 Gzira: Proposed internal and external alterations including addition of a new floor over approved Class 3A guesthouse covered by PA/00366/25.
- PA/04852/25 Gzira: To carry out internal and external alterations and construction of additional floors to create six residential units. The proposal also includes the retention…
- PA/00366/25 Gzira: Renewal of development permit PA/07301/19 that entails the demolition of an existing duplex maisonette and retain facade. Moreover, it entails the proposed…
- PA/06772/23 Gzira: Structural alterations and extension to convert a duplex apartment at third and fourth floor levels into two apartments and construction of an overlying…
- PA/02645/25 Gzira: Proposed demolition of existing dwelling at first and roof levels, alterations to ground floor level, whilst retaining the front elevation at ground and first…
- PA/00339/22 Gzira: To sanction differences from approved development permission PA01119/13.
- PA/03955/26 Gzira: Proposed demolition of existing townhouse/maisonettes retaining and restoring the existing façade, excavations and construction of a 3-star Class 3B hotel…
- PA/01379/26 Gzira: Proposed sanctioning of domestic store at basement level resulting from excavation for foundations for development covered by PA/06652/21.
- PA/04622/23 Gzira: Proposal to demolish the existing two dwellings whilst retaining the facade and to construct seven apartments.
- PA/01364/21 Gzira: Sanctioning of ground floor maisonette not constructed as per PAPB/3218/90; demolition of room in backyard; and alterations to facade.
- PA/02152/21 Gzira: To sanction differences from approved development permission PA 01159/14 including internal and external differences plus utilisation of a small part of Class…
- PA/00148/26 Gzira: To internally demolish existing residence, retain façade and construct 7 residential apartments within 6 floors and an additional receded floor level.…
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