PA/02093/24: retain facade in Xaghra
29, Triq Marsalforn, Xaghra
To retain facade, partly demolish existing structures, excavate 3 basement levels and construct 8 residential units and underlying garages. Proposal also includes alterations to the facade. Proposal will include 3 floors and a receded floor above pavement level and 3 floors at basement level.
- Status
- Refused (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT)
- Location
- 29, Triq Marsalforn, Xaghra
- Locality
- Xaghra
- Applicant
- Joseph Cremona
- Perit
- Perit Alexander Bigeni
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 3 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 8
- Received
- 17 November 2023
- Validated
- 10 April 2024
- Published
- 10 April 2024
- Comments close
- 10 May 2024
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 27 May 2025
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 29, Triq Marsalforn, Xaghra
67 other applications within 300 m: 44 granted, 1 refused, 6 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/03944/24).
On Triq Marsalforn: 67 other applications, 44 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 2 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Alexander Bigeni, Vella + Grech Periti, Edward Scerri, Johan Camilleri, Jennifer Drago.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 5 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/06033/24 Xaghra: To sanction existing agricultural store and reservoir, to propose new aperture in existing agricultural store and to construct 2 sheep pens.
- PA/03641/25 Xaghra: To excavate and to construct a store (class 6A) at basement level.
- PA/05181/23 Xaghra: To construct a communal swimming pool as an ancillary facility to an agrotourism complex approved in PA4705/18.
- PA/03177/25 Xaghra: To excavate and to construct a pump room with an underlying water reservoir. To also reconstruct rubble walls.
- PA/03072/25 Xaghra: To carry out additions and alterations to two maisonettes approved in PA7416/97 and proposed additions at second floor level, duplex unit. Proposal also…
- PA/00201/21 Xaghra: To excavate site and construct garages with overlying 6 flats and 2 duplexes.
- PA/01005/25 Xaghra: To carry out minor alteration at 2nd floor to create 2 flats and a penthouse instead of 2 duplexes approved in PA/201/21.
- PA/06343/23 Xaghra: To sanction changes in front elevation and minor internal changes from approved PB00056/91 including slight shifting of internal walls and external apertures.
- PA/07468/25 Xaghra: To construct a stairwell providing access to the roof level, as approved in PA/08528/20, and to increase the parapet wall at roof level to conceal the…
- PA/03356/21 Xaghra: To sanction external alterations at the back of site approved in PA/03536/06. Alterations include the shifting of pool and external stairs and changes to…
- PA/00190/24 Xaghra: Sanctioning as built existing apartment at second floor level and to carry out minor internal alterations.
- PA/00904/21 Xaghra: To sanction alterations to dwelling house approved in PA 2653/01
- PA/01266/22 Xaghra: To sanction an extension at second floor level and to sanction alterations to internal and external apertures.
- PA/01702/26 Xaghra: To sanction minor differences from those approved in planning permission PA/01283/19 and PA/01685/08.
- PA/04675/23 Xaghra: To sanction lower basement and changes at basement level from PA 608/05, and proposed dwelling house with basement garage for private cars and swimming pool.
More by Alexander Bigeni
- PA/07798/26 Nadur: To excavate and to construct 9 residential units with underlying garages.
- PA/07769/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To carry out alterations and additions to a pre-1967 a residential dwelling. Alterations include changes to internal layout.
- PA/07733/26 Qala: To carry out alterations to internal layout and to facade of residential units approved in PA/07213/22 and PA/05532/24. To also sanction further excavation…
- PA/07652/26 Nadur: To excavate and to construct an agricultural store with an underlying basement. To also construct an underground water reservoir.
- PA/07646/26 Xaghra: To carry out alterations and extentions to dwelling approved in PA/06703/22. Alterations include changes to layout and to facade.
- PA/07631/26 Ghajnsielem: To demolish existing dwelling, to excavate and to construct 12 residential units and 3 shops (Class 4B) with underlying garages. To also install signage.