PA/02784/25: demolition of existing bungalow in Mqabba
9, St. Rita House, Triq il-Qrendi, Mqabba
Proposed demolition of existing bungalow, excavation of site and construction of 7 basement garages and 10 overlying apartments.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 9, St. Rita House, Triq il-Qrendi, Mqabba
- Locality
- Mqabba
- Applicant
- Mangion Bros. Ltd. Attn: Saviour Mangion
- Perit
- Perit Joseph-Paul Farrugia
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Residential units
- 10
- Received
- 20 January 2025
- Validated
- 6 August 2025
- Published
- 6 August 2025
- Comments close
- 22 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 18 December 2025
- Permit expires
- 14 January 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 9, St. Rita House, Triq il-Qrendi, Mqabba
41 other applications within 300 m: 26 granted, 1 refused, 6 pending. 96% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/08019/25).
On Triq il-Qrendi: 4 other applications, 1 granted and 0 refused. Periti active on this street: Anthony C Bezzina.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 92% (likely range 62–100%, low reliability, from 9 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/05211/25 Mqabba: Replacement of dilapidated roofs and internal reconfiguration to a pre-1978 structure.
- PA/03275/26 Mqabba: Proposed excavation and construction of a basement agricultural store, proposed demolition and construction of pre-1994 agricultural store and the excavation…
- PA/00178/25 Mqabba: Renewal of PA/5103/19 related to the demolition of existing pump room, garage and store, sanctioning of existing above ground water reservoir, sanctioning of…
- PA/02276/24 Mqabba: Demolition of existing dwelling. Excavation and construction of 4 basement garages, ground floor maisonette, 3 apartments (first, second and third floor…
- PA/05349/26 Mqabba: To sanction the existing development approved under permit PB/4330/88 and to install pv panels at roof level.
- PA/00680/23 Mqabba: To sanction private car garage as built (original approved permit was not found).
- PA/02702/22 Mqabba: Proposed topping existing agricultural land with soil and the construction of dividing rubble wall with material dumped on site. To sanction already built…
- PA/05768/26 Mqabba: To demolish existing dwelling, excavate site, and construct Garages and Substation at Basement level, Class 4A - Office, Class 4B - Hair Salon including…
- PA/01300/23 Mqabba: Change of use of Class 4B retail as approved in PA09846/17 (not utilised) to a garage, including change from glass door and removal of fascia sign.
- PA/02984/26 Mqabba: To demolish existing garage and excavate site to necessary levels. Proposed construction of garage (private car parking) at ground floor and overlying…
- PA/05985/24 Mqabba: To interconnect two approved local Class 4B shops, resulting in one Class 4B shop with an ancillary store, plus other additions and alterations.
- PA/01983/22 Mqabba: Removing of servitude on third parties, to carry out carry out alterations to the receded floor and to remove unpermitted extension to party walls.
- PA/04834/26 Mqabba: Change of use from shop (Class 4B) to maisonette at ground floor level plus other internal and external additions and alterations.
- PA/06625/23 Mqabba: Proposed construction of 3 greenshouses for agricultural use, underground water reservoir with pump room above, and reconstruction of an existing damaged…
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