PA/03231/26: Change of use from garage to car in Gzira
Garage 8, Silvan Court, Triq Edgar Bernard c/w, Triq Giacint Tua, Gzira
Change of use from garage to car wash/car diagnostics (Class 5B).
- Status
- Refused (This application has been refused by Planning Board / Commission and a refusal notification has been sent.)
- Location
- Garage 8, Silvan Court, Triq Edgar Bernard c/w, Triq Giacint Tua, Gzira
- Locality
- Gzira
- Applicant
- Michael Anthony Caruana
- Perit
- Perit Franco Montesin
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Change of Use
- Received
- 16 March 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Published
- 20 May 2026
- Comments close
- 19 June 2026
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 15 September 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Garage 8, Silvan Court, Triq Edgar Bernard c/w, Triq Giacint Tua, Gzira
136 other applications within 300 m: 86 granted, 7 refused, 10 pending. 92% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 10 floors (PA/01392/25).
On Triq Edgar Bernard: 18 other applications, 14 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 6 floors, the tallest 7. Periti active on this street: Christian Buhagiar, Christopher Tabone, Paul Camilleri.
Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 73% (likely range 43–100%, 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/01587/23 Gzira: Proposed renewal of PA08554/17 - Proposed extension of 4th floor apartment and construction of receded 5th floor.
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- PA/00454/20 Gzira: To sanction internal and external alterations from that approved with permit DN 318/08
- PA/01698/26 Gzira: Proposed demountable structure over front terrace area for the old people’s home, as approved under previous PAs 1938/20 and 7711/23.
- PA/07711/23 Gzira: Proposed alterations and 3 additional rooms to retirement home Class 2A approved by PA1938/20.
- PA/00763/24 Gzira: To sanction as built with variations from plans approved in the original permit PB4794/85 and to change the use of the existing ground floor garage for…
- PA/01441/25 Gzira: To sanction internal and external variations from PA3078/98. Variations mainly includes positioning of walls and apertures following new survey.
- PA/06972/24 Gzira: To sanction variations of apartment no. 8 from that approved in PA3723/04.
- PA/02073/25 Gzira: Change of use from Class 4A to Class 4B, including minor modifications to shop front and integrated sign, including sanctioning of AC unit.
- PA/04356/25 Gzira: Proposed excavation and construction of an additional basement garage (private car parking) to development approved in PA6416/22, to be accessed from…
- PA/01979/25 Gzira: To sanction minor internal variations and correction of site configuration following survey (previously approved by PB/2364/87).
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