PA/02996/25: Demolition of existing terraced houses and excavation in Birkirkara
No.84 / No.88, Madonna Ta' Pinu / Esperos, Triq Tumas Fenech /, Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon Nru. 4, Birkirkara
Demolition of existing terraced houses and excavation. Proposal includes the construction of a new block comprising of parking spaces at basement level, one Class 4A office and two Class 4B shops at ground floor, two 3-bedroom apartments at each floor from first floor to fourth floor, and two washrooms at roof level.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- No.84 / No.88, Madonna Ta' Pinu / Esperos, Triq Tumas Fenech /, Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon Nru. 4, Birkirkara
- Locality
- Birkirkara
- Applicant
- Chris Vella
- Perit
- Perit Matthew Gauci
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 5 floors
- Residential units
- 8
- Received
- 6 March 2025
- Validated
- 14 May 2025
- Published
- 14 May 2025
- Comments close
- 13 June 2025
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 5 February 2026
- Permit expires
- 1 April 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around No.84 / No.88, Madonna Ta' Pinu / Esperos, Triq Tumas Fenech /, Sqaq Ghar il-Gobon Nru. 4, Birkirkara
172 other applications within 300 m: 124 granted, 1 refused, 13 pending. 99% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/06438/25).
On Triq Tumas Fenech: 16 other applications, 14 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Wayne Scerri, Steven Ebejer, Christian Spiteri.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 14 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/03558/23 Birkirkara: To sanction existing garage from approved permit PA879/06.
- PA/04329/26 Birkirkara: To sanction the internal dimensions of garage 9 at ground floor level, which was approved in PA06991/99.
- PA/02236/22 Birkirkara: To carry out internal alterations at ground floor level to approved PA7159/21 and alterations at first and second floor levels (subject to RG 1238/17) and…
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- PA/00156/24 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of garage from previous permit PA/6521/97, as built following survey.
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- PA/02200/21 Birkirkara: Alterations and extensions to, including reconfiguration of dividing line between, contiguous dwellings no 30 and no 31, Triq Ghar Il-Gobon, Birkirkara, Both…
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- PA/04049/26 Birkirkara: Alterations and extensions, including pool, to dwelling Nr 31, Triq Ghar il-Gobon, Birkirkara.
- PA/01944/23 Birkirkara: Renewal to PA/10994/17 - Propose alterations and additions to existing dwelling.
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