PA/02371/26: demolish existing house and to reconstruct same in Xghajra
Salt House, in private passage on, Dawret ix-Xatt, Xghajra
To demolish existing house and to reconstruct same with an additional low receded floor.
- Status
- Pending (The case has been referred to a Case Officer and is being assessed with a view of preparing a recommendation report to the Board/Commission)
- Location
- Salt House, in private passage on, Dawret ix-Xatt, Xghajra
- Locality
- Xghajra
- Applicant
- Joseph Piscopo
- Perit
- Perit Robert Borg Hayman
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Outside Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition
- Height
- 1 floor plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 1
- Received
- 14 March 2026
- Validated
- 26 August 2026
- Published
- 26 August 2026
- Comments close
- 25 September 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Salt House, in private passage on, Dawret ix-Xatt, Xghajra
55 other applications within 300 m: 29 granted, 1 refused, 6 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 6 floors (PA/03446/25).
On Dawret ix-Xatt: 32 other applications, 16 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Karl Borg, John Cassola, Stephen Micallef, Clayton Zammit, Analisa Lombardi.
Approval estimate for demolition applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 0 comparable decisions nearby). Outside the development zone, where approvals are harder. 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/01050/22 Xghajra: Demolition of existing dwelling, excavation of basement and reservoir, and construction of: reservoir, basement garage, Class 4B ground floor unit, ground…
- PA/02998/21 Xghajra: Demolition of existing dilapidated structure and construction of a terraced house on 3 floors.
- PA/03362/23 Xghajra: 1.Proposed alterations at first floor level including removal walls, construction of partition walls and creation of openings. 2. Proposed construction of…
- PA/03254/22 Xghajra: To sanction minor internal and external alterations from approved PA4925/05 and to construct a jacuzzi at level 2 plus extension of roof and external…
- PA/02083/26 Xghajra: Proposed minor internal alterations and extension at the rear of the existing ground floor maisonette.
- PA/06965/26 Xghajra: To sanction replacement of dangerous roof to existing pre-1967 dwelling including sanctioning of existing gate.
- PA/04402/23 Xghajra: Internal and external alterations for subdivision of existing apartment at second floor level into two apartments.
- PA/02668/25 Xghajra: To sanction minor internal alterations to garage and store approved in PA0767/07 and proposed change of use of part of garage to Class 3C diving centre…
- PA/01288/21 Xghajra: To carry out intermediary works to pre-1968 building with changes to ground and first floor layouts from those approved in PA/00028/17, but keeping…
- PA/03428/25 Xghajra: To carry out intermediary works with changes to ground, first and second floor layouts from those approved in PA/00028/17 and PA/01288/21
- PA/04499/24 Xghajra: Change of use from residential rooms to residential unit.
- PA/06716/24 Xghajra: To demolish existing rooms and construction of five residential units.
- PA/03168/21 Xghajra: Proposed alterations to second, third and roof levels, including the construction of a drying area above approved level and sanctioning of internal height.
- PA/03106/21 Xghajra: Internal alterations to existing dwelling at all levels
- PA/01883/26 Xghajra: Construction of ground floor garage with overlying residential unit.
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