PA/01873/26: Demolition of existing house to proposed 3 in Swieqi
43, Triq is-Sidra, Swieqi
Demolition of existing house to proposed 3 garages at basement level -1, a maisonette at ground floor, apartments at first, second and third floors and a penthouse at the receded level. The application also includes a lift and underground reservoir.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 43, Triq is-Sidra, Swieqi
- Locality
- Swieqi
- Applicant
- Kieran Lee Borg obo Portofino Developments Ltd
- Perit
- Perit Neil Markham
- Application type
- Full development permission - Summary Process
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition
- Height
- 4 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 4
- Received
- 9 October 2025
- Validated
- 4 May 2026
- Published
- 25 March 2026
- Comments close
- 16 April 2026
- Decision
- Acceptable
- Permit expires
- 13 May 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 43, Triq is-Sidra, Swieqi
223 other applications within 300 m: 130 granted, 6 refused, 24 pending. 96% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 6 floors (PA/02877/24).
On Triq is-Sidra: 21 other applications, 10 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Michael Anastasi, Henry Attard.
Approval estimate for demolition applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 1 comparable decision 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/05548/24 Swieqi: To sanction minor variations to existing permit PA1338/05, including adjustments to access stairs in front garden and general internal wall placements.
- PA/06920/23 Swieqi: Renewal to PA/08142/18 - Demolition of existing penthouse and construction of a fourth floor and receded fifth floor to create two duplex units.
- PA/02960/22 Swieqi: To propose external modification on facade to approved permit PA6968/21.
- PA/03198/24 Swieqi: To sanction ground floor maisonette as built in circa 1980's due to absence of the original permit.
- PA/01901/21 Swieqi: To split existing two bedroom penthouse into two one bedroom penthouses, including minor internal and external alterations.
- PA/06128/26 Swieqi: To sanction internal height from the approved permit on site (PA9764/18) and variations from the official building alignment.
- PA/00490/23 Swieqi: Proposed internal alterations to existing apartment, and creation of external access to convert unit to maisonette. Proposal includes sanctioning of front…
- PA/07032/23 Swieqi: To sanction minor changes from PA 9764/18 and proposed minor internal alterations
- PA/01757/21 Swieqi: To sanction minor variations in maisonette, to permit PA/6860/05 including placement of walls, openings and size of internal yard.
- PA/02610/21 Swieqi: Change of use of garage into Class 4A (Office), including formation of mechanically ventilated w.c and replacement of garage door with aluminium door.
- PA/01326/21 Swieqi: Internal alterations including demolition of the internal walls and construction of new internal walls. Replacement of the apertures. Façade alterations and…
- PA/02167/21 Swieqi: Proposed extension at third floor level
- PA/07948/25 Swieqi: Sanctioning of approved PA6462/96 garage at basement level as existing.
- PA/00740/26 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal and external variations to the former original building (PAPB 2115/80) and to propose alterations to the former original building…
- PA/00560/25 Swieqi: Proposed construction of 2 two-bedroom apartments and 1 three bedroom apartment at third floor level, along with 2 additional two bedroom apartments at…
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- PA/05928/26 Marsaskala: Proposed changes to facade - To open new door aperture.
- PA/05557/26 Zejtun: To sanction property as built including internal and external differences from PAPB3208/78.
- PA/05519/26 Ghaxaq: Addition of pergola at the roof level.
- PA/05194/26 Marsaskala: To remove duplex apartment at the approved forth and fifth floors by PA970/26 and create a separate apartment at the forth floor. The application also…
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