PA/01987/25: restore the existing belvedere and surrounding garden in Ghaxaq
Belvedere, Sqaq Nru.2, Triq Santa Marija, Ghaxaq
To restore the existing belvedere and surrounding garden areas. The proposal is to include a tea garden (Class 4C), to construct a new entrance, to include temporary tent structures, sanitary facilities and a food preparation area.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Belvedere, Sqaq Nru.2, Triq Santa Marija, Ghaxaq
- Locality
- Ghaxaq
- Applicant
- Chris Vella
- Perit
- Perit Matthew Gauci
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Restoration
- Received
- 18 December 2024
- Validated
- 26 March 2025
- Published
- 26 March 2025
- Comments close
- 2 May 2025
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 1 October 2025
- Permit expires
- 19 November 2030
The public planning file has 52 documents: plans, reports, consultations and the decision.
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Belvedere, Sqaq Nru.2, Triq Santa Marija, Ghaxaq
112 other applications within 300 m: 73 granted, 0 refused, 11 pending. 100% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/05806/25).
On Triq Santa Marija: 28 other applications, 20 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 5. Periti active on this street: Chris Cachia, JBA Periti, Marvin Ellul, Wayne Scerri.
Approval estimate for restoration applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, 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.
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- PA/03449/22 Ghaxaq: To amalgamate two adjacent vacant dwellings, alterations and extension to create one residential unit.
- PA/06329/24 Ghaxaq: Proposed removal of deteriorated ceilings, extension to second floor level and minor internal alterations.
- PA/03281/26 Ghaxaq: To construct a steel spiral staircase in the back terrace and a chimney flue at roof level of penthouse C8.
- PA/02353/26 Ghaxaq: To sanction as built variations to the elevation from approved PA/2482/97, and proposed replacement of apertures.
- PA/08068/25 Ghaxaq: To construct a steel spiral staircase in the back terrace of penthouse C9. The approved drawings for penthouse C9 are under PA/02426/21 and PA/06097/17, and…
- PA/02426/21 Ghaxaq: Changes in layout of basement levels, minor alterations at all levels and changes in back façade, from that approved in permission PA/06097/17
- PA/02974/22 Ghaxaq: To sanction the change of roof slab material from timber beams and soft stone slabs to reinforced concrete in pre-1968 dwelling.
- PA/05050/23 Ghaxaq: To sanction changes in an existing terraced house, which was approved in PA2230/20. Changes include mainly an increase in plot length and different backyard…
- PA/00926/22 Ghaxaq: To construct box room and to sanction variations from PB1222/86. Sanctioning mainly includes re-position of walls, doors and windows following new survey.…
- PA/07811/24 Ghaxaq: Proposed demolition of rooms, alterations to a townhouse and construction of an additional floor.
- PA/07429/23 Ghaxaq: Alterations to existing townhouse and additions including second floor and receded at third floor level.
- PA/00326/25 Ghaxaq: Proposed part demolition and internal alterations at ground, first floor and roof and construction of 3 additional units.
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- PA/06929/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of internal variations from approved permit PA/1653/17 (MA), including the reinstatement of the third bedroom in accordance with the layout…
- PA/06547/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Amendment to PA/6301/23 previously approved in PA/1311/18 including demolition of roof above 5th floor and extension of same floor, construction of 6th floor…
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- PA/08604/24 Naxxar: To sanction minor variations from approved permit PA/7591/17.
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- PA/02736/22 Naxxar: Proposed construction of pump room.