PA/03118/26: Adaptive reuse of the train station in Rabat
Notabile Old Train Station, Triq it-Tigrija, Rabat
Adaptive reuse of the train station, change of use to a veterinary clinic (Class 2A), removal of accretions to render the train station more legible, replacement of dangerous ceilings like with like, and minor internal changes.
- Status
- Suspended (Application processing is currently suspended at the perit's request)
- Location
- Notabile Old Train Station, Triq it-Tigrija, Rabat
- Locality
- Rabat
- Applicant
- Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animals Attn: Dennis Sciberras
- Perit
- Perit Claude Borg
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Outside Development Zone
- Type of works
- Change of Use
- Received
- 14 January 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Published
- 22 July 2026
- Comments close
- 7 September 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Notabile Old Train Station, Triq it-Tigrija, Rabat
25 other applications within 300 m: 14 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending. 100% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 3 floors (PA/01258/25).
Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 93% (likely range 63–100%, low reliability, from 1 comparable decision 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.
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