PA/02419/25: demolition of existing dwelling in Birzebbuga
16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, Triq Santa Rita, Birzebbuga
Proposed demolition of existing dwelling, excavation of full level basement, and construction of basement garages for private parking, and 19 dwellings from ground till receded floor level.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, Triq Santa Rita, Birzebbuga
- Locality
- Birzebbuga
- Applicant
- Brian Azzopardi
- Perit
- Perit Joe Barbara
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 1 floor plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 19
- Received
- 11 December 2024
- Validated
- 16 April 2025
- Published
- 16 April 2025
- Comments close
- 19 May 2025
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 2 October 2025
- Permit expires
- 15 October 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, Triq Santa Rita, Birzebbuga
123 other applications within 300 m: 84 granted, 0 refused, 8 pending. 100% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/00409/23).
On Triq Santa Rita: 9 other applications, 5 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 5. Periti active on this street: Carmen Bernardette Bigeni, Jonathan Grech, Angelina Degiorgio.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 19 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/00587/21 Birzebbuga: Change of use from existing garage to Class 4B shop
- PA/01369/25 Birzebbuga: To demolish existing dilapidated building and construct ground floor Class 4B shop, garage and overlying 3 apartments and penthouse at receded level.
- PA/00586/21 Birzebbuga: Change of use from existing garage to Class 4B shop
- PA/09184/24 Birzebbuga: To sanction garage as built and proposed change of use from garage to Class 4 hairdressing salon
- PA/05040/24 Birzebbuga: Proposed demolition of existing dwelling, excavation and construction of basement garages, maisonette, apartments and a penthouse at receded floor level.
- PA/00622/22 Birzebbuga: To sanction minor internal and external differences from approved development permission PA/08082/06.
- PA/02144/24 Birzebbuga: To demolish existing terraced house and to construct garage at semi-basement level, maisonette at ground floor level, 3 apartments at first, second and third…
- PA/07462/24 Birzebbuga: Proposed pool at roof level.
- PA/03497/22 Birzebbuga: Proposed demolition of existing property. Proposed one maisonette at ground floor level and one garage with two car spaces, and eight apartments from first…
- PA/00217/20 Birzebbuga: To demolish existing dwelling and construct street level garage with storage and WC.
- PA/04883/24 Birzebbuga: To formalise approved drawings of existing approved storage Class 6A in view of missing documents within file PB/148/64.
- PA/05601/25 Birzebbuga: To sanction minor internal modifications at third floor level approved by PA/2981/13 and proposed modifications to third floor level and construction of a…
- PA/01962/24 Birzebbuga: Sanctioning of existing garage.
- PA/00153/20 Birzebbuga: Sanctioning of property as built from that approved by way of PA/04313/17. The latter includes internal wall configuration and extension at back of property…
- PA/01841/24 Birzebbuga: To propose internal alterations to existing stairwell to accommodate a lift.
More by Joe Barbara
- PA/07587/26 Qormi: To demolish existing dwellings, excavate and construct 2 basement garages, 5 maisonette at ground floor level, 21 apartments from first till third floor (7…
- PA/07169/26 Birkirkara: Proposed demolition of existing dwellings, excavation of 2 levels basement, and construction of 15 private parking garages at basement levels, and 23…
- PA/06814/26 Naxxar: To make internal and external alteration to approved penthouse PA1415/07 and to construct additional unit at penthouse level.
- PA/06811/26 Swieqi: Proposed demolition of existing dwelling, excavation of 1 level semi-basement, and construction of 2 private parking spaces at basement level, and 5 dwellings…
- PA/06806/26 Mosta: To make internal and external changes to ground floor garage and store, demolish first floor and construct 3 units from first till third floor and a penthouse…
- PA/06793/26 Rabat: Proposed demolition of existing terraced house, and construction of a 12 room Class 3A guesthouse.
All applications by Joe Barbara
More from Brian Azzopardi
- PA/06530/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction site footprint and minor internal changes as built from PA/06472/20.
- PA/05779/26 Attard: Proposed extension to backyard party wall.
- PA/07787/25 Birzebbuga: To demolish existing dwelling at first floor level and third party commercial Class 4B butcher at ground floor level (in agreement with 3rd party), excavation…
- PA/02274/25 Birzebbuga: Excavation of 1 basement level, and construction of 14 private parking garages at basement level -1, and 15 dwellings from ground till receded floor.
- PA/02271/25 Rabat: Alterations to existing Pre-1967 Dwelling including reduction in footprint, and construction of roof structure at first floor level. Proposal also includes…
- PA/00862/25 Rabat: Proposed extension of adjacent property to approved PA/3616/21 and PA/6216/18 (including upgrade from guesthouse to Class 3B 3 star hotel) consisting of…