--- title: "PA/01860/24: Change of use from shop covered by in Qormi | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01860-24/qormi-change-of-use-from-shop-covered-by source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-03 --- > Refused planning application in Qormi: Change of use from shop covered by PA 5641/94 to public service garage. Facade to be painted in neutral colours.… Planning applications › Qormi › PA0186024 # PA/01860/24: Change of use from shop covered by in Qormi 22, Triq l-Imdina, Qormi Change of use from shop covered by PA 5641/94 to public service garage. Facade to be painted in neutral colours. - **Status:** Refused (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT) - **Location:** 22, Triq l-Imdina, Qormi - **Locality:** [Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/qormi) - **Applicant:** John Louis Calleja - **Perit:** [Perit Josef Gatt](https://propertylist.mt/perit/josef-gatt) - **Application type:** Full development permission - **Zone:** Within Development Zone - **Type of works:** Change of Use - **Received:** 3 November 2023 - **Validated:** 3 April 2024 - **Published:** 22 May 2024 - **Comments close:** 21 June 2024 - **Recommendation:** Grant Permission - **Decision:** Refuse Permission - **Decision date:** 11 February 2025 [Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/01860/24) [Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=01860&caseYear=24) ## Planning activity around 22, Triq l-Imdina, Qormi 116 other applications within 300 m: 74 granted, 2 refused, 9 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/00452/26). On Triq l-Imdina: 85 other applications, 54 granted and 2 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: [Charles Buhagiar](https://propertylist.mt/perit/charles-buhagiar), [David Mifsud Parker](https://propertylist.mt/perit/david-mifsud-parker), [architecture 360](https://propertylist.mt/perit/architecture-360), [John Attard](https://propertylist.mt/perit/john-attard), [Chris Cachia](https://propertylist.mt/perit/chris-cachia). Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 90% (likely range 60–100%, low reliability, from 7 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/02616/25** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02616-25/qormi-changes-to-the-internal-layout-of-approved): Proposed changes to the internal layout of approved Class 4B shops (to reduce from 3 to 2 shops). Granted, validated 23 April 2025, 54 m away - [**PA/00505/22** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00505-22/qormi-proposal-includes-demolition-of-existing-garage-structures): Proposal includes demolition of existing garage structures and excavation for the proposed construction of 28 apartments and 4 penthouses at receded floor… Status being checked, 54 m away - [**PA/01600/21** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01600-21/qormi-internal-alterations-consisting-in-the-removal-of): Proposed internal alterations consisting in the removal of internal partition walls, proposed extension of a room at third floor level, proposed construction… Status being checked, 4 floors, 80 m away - [**PA/01696/24** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01696-24/qormi-sanction-apartment-as-built-from-the-approved): To sanction apartment as built from the approved PA/02375/06. Granted, validated 8 May 2024, 85 m away - [**PA/01348/21** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01348-21/qormi-minor-internal-and-external-alterations-to-approved): Minor internal and external alterations to approved Class 4B units (PA08046/17 and PA06658/17). The proposal also includes the installation of signage. Status being checked, 103 m away - [**PA/03513/23** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03513-23/qormi-sanction-internal-alterations): To sanction internal alterations, installation of a sign & part change of use to ancillary office to an approved industrial garage. Granted, validated 14 June 2023, 110 m away - [**PA/00545/25** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00545-25/qormi-replace-aluminium-balcony-to-an-open-balcony): To replace aluminium balcony to an open balcony plus other internal additions and alterations. Granted, validated 29 January 2025, 122 m away - [**PA/07307/25** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07307-25/qormi-sanction-diesel-tank-and-protective-canopy): To sanction diesel tank and protective canopy. Granted, validated 12 November 2025, 126 m away - [**PA/00671/26** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00671-26/qormi-extend-the-second-floor-level-and-change): To extend the second floor level and change configuration of washroom at third floor level. Granted, validated 26 February 2026, 146 m away - [**PA/05783/25** Luqa](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05783-25/luqa-lateral-extension-to-structures-as-approved-in): Proposed lateral extension to structures as approved in virtue of PA/00766/09 and renewed thru' PA/07133/16; proposal will comprise of a one-storey building… Granted, validated 24 September 2025, 1 floor, 155 m away - [**PA/00722/21** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00722-21/qormi-sanction-as-built-garage): To sanction as built garage. Status being checked, 157 m away - [**PA/03122/21** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03122-21/qormi-demolish-dangerous-roof-over-second-floor-level): To demolish dangerous roof over second floor level, affect internal alterations to second floor apartment and erect third and receded floor units. To extend… Status being checked, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 163 m away - [**PA/02675/23** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02675-23/qormi-sanction-garages-as-built): To sanction garages as built. Granted, validated 17 May 2023, 172 m away - [**PA/08622/24** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08622-24/qormi-change-of-use-from-private-garage-to): Change of use from private garage to public service garage including other internal additions and alterations. Granted, validated 24 December 2024, 183 m away - [**PA/02599/24** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02599-24/qormi-change-of-use-of-private-car-garage): Change of use of private car garage to public service garage. Refused, validated 8 May 2024, 189 m away ## More by Josef Gatt - [**PA/04302/26** Zejtun](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04302-26/zejtun-sanction-additions-to-a-pre-68-building): To sanction additions to a pre-68 building. Granted, validated 24 June 2026 - [**PA/02215/26** Naxxar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02215-26/naxxar-sanction-garage-at-basement-level-as-built): To sanction garage at basement level as built PA6007/01. Granted, validated 8 April 2026 - [**PA/02133/26** Naxxar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02133-26/naxxar-sanction-ground-floor-maisonette-as-built-pa6007-01): To sanction ground floor maisonette as built PA6007/01. Withdrawn, validated 1 April 2026 - [**PA/01225/26** Dingli](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01225-26/dingli-sanction-replacement-of-dangerous-roof-and-minor): To sanction replacement of dangerous roof and minor changes to elevation as built. Granted, validated 25 February 2026 - [**PA/00577/26** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00577-26/paola-sanction-construction-of-washroom-in-a-existing): To sanction construction of washroom in a existing pre-68 building. Granted, validated 4 February 2026 - [**PA/08191/25** Mellieha](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08191-25/mellieha-sanction-as-built-pa2111-89): To sanction as built - PA2111/89. Granted, validated 17 December 2025 [All applications by Josef Gatt](https://propertylist.mt/perit/josef-gatt) [All planning applications in Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/qormi)