PA/02261/24: Construction of petrol station with a different in Swieqi
Bonello Petrol Station & Wembley Petrol Station, Triq Sant' Andrija and, Triq it-Tiben, Swieqi
Construction of petrol station with a different layout from that approved in permission PA/01882/21 consisting of refurbishment and redesign involving the following approved permit: Reconstruction of Class 4B retail outlet, Construction of attendant’s office, vulcaniser (Class5B),mechanic (Class 5B) and VRT (Class 5B) as amenity to existing petrol station; Replacement and relocation of car wash (Class 5B) and drying area (Class 5B); Changes to layout of petrol station involving relocation of dispensers, outdoor payment terminals (OPT), Totem Pole and parking provision; Replacement of gutter and oil/water separator and underground storage tanks and all necessary ancillary equipment; Replacement of canopy structure to cover forecourt area; Extension to existing petrol station by adjoining it to adjacent station to form one complex; Repositioning of LPG fixed point of sale including Autogas and ATM machine; Installation of electric charging station dispensers. Application also includes: Construction of additional two (2) Class 4B retail, automated car wash (Drive Through) at ground floor level; Construction of additional floors as storage facilities (Class 6A) and Ancilary Offices (relocation of attendant station office at first floor level); as well as additional basement for storage facilities (Class 6A)
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Bonello Petrol Station & Wembley Petrol Station, Triq Sant' Andrija and, Triq it-Tiben, Swieqi
- Locality
- Swieqi
- Applicant
- Matthew Bonello
- Perit
- Perit Samuel Formosa
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- New Construction (Commercial)
- Received
- 8 February 2024
- Validated
- 24 April 2024
- Published
- 24 April 2024
- Comments close
- 24 May 2024
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 8 July 2025
- Permit expires
- 20 August 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Bonello Petrol Station & Wembley Petrol Station, Triq Sant' Andrija and, Triq it-Tiben, Swieqi
156 other applications within 300 m: 85 granted, 7 refused, 27 pending. 92% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 10 floors (PA/05744/25).
On Triq Sant' Andrija: 22 other applications, 9 granted and 2 refused. Periti active on this street: Paul Camilleri, Krista Xuereb, Samuel Formosa.
Approval estimate for new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 6 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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More by Samuel Formosa
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