--- title: "PA/03531/26: Change of use from residential dwelling to in Paola | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03531-26/paola-change-of-use-from-residential-dwelling-to source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-03 --- > Suspended planning application in Paola: Change of use from residential dwelling to childcare centre Class 2C, propose internal and external alterations and… Planning applications › Paola › PA0353126 # PA/03531/26: Change of use from residential dwelling to in Paola 111, Triq Melita, Paola Change of use from residential dwelling to childcare centre Class 2C, propose internal and external alterations and propose sign. - **Status:** Suspended (Application processing is currently suspended at the perit's request) - **Location:** 111, Triq Melita, Paola - **Locality:** [Paola](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/paola) - **Applicant:** Luana Fenech - **Perit:** [Perit Roberta Azzopardi](https://propertylist.mt/perit/roberta-azzopardi) - **Application type:** Full development permission - **Zone:** Within Development Zone - **Type of works:** Change of Use - **Received:** 12 March 2026 - **Validated:** 3 June 2026 - **Published:** 3 June 2026 - **Comments close:** 3 July 2026 [Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/03531/26) [Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=03531&caseYear=26) ## Planning activity around 111, Triq Melita, Paola 191 other applications within 300 m: 129 granted, 3 refused, 15 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/07264/23). On Triq Melita: 6 other applications, 2 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: [Paul Camilleri](https://propertylist.mt/perit/paul-camilleri). Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 15 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/04403/25** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04403-25/paola-internal-and-external-alterations-and-extension-to): Proposed internal and external alterations and extension to dwelling approved in RG/0109/16. Granted, validated 7 August 2025, 11 m away - [**PA/06927/23** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06927-23/paola-minor-internal-alterations-to-existing-townhouse-including): Minor internal alterations to existing townhouse including extension of the second floor level and receded level and including minor changes to elements in… Granted, validated 22 November 2023, 3 floors plus a receded floor, 15 m away - [**PA/00910/22** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00910-22/paola-demolition-of-the-existing-property-but-retaining): Demolition of the existing property but retaining facade and widening of existing garage door and construction of ground floor garage and Class 4B shop… Status being checked, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 21 m away - [**PA/02343/24** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02343-24/paola-change-of-use-from-garage-to-a): Change of use from garage to a Class 4B retail outlet, Class 4A office and sign, including sanctioning of minor internal variations. Refused, validated 24 April 2024, 23 m away - [**PA/02628/23** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02628-23/paola-conversion-from-maisonette-at-first-floor-to): Conversion from maisonette at first floor to apartment; demolition of roof structure at existing roof level to construct apartment at proposed second floor;… Granted, validated 6 September 2023, 3 floors plus a receded floor, 40 m away - [**PA/06655/26** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06655-26/paola-sanctioning-of-variations-in-first-floor-apartments): Sanctioning of variations in first floor apartments over permit PA/5683/05. Pending, 46 m away - [**PA/03011/21** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03011-21/paola-alterations-to-existing-ground-floor-maisonette): Proposed alterations to existing ground floor maisonette Status being checked, 56 m away - [**PA/04836/25** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04836-25/paola-demolish-existing-house-and-construct-an-office): To demolish existing house and construct an office at ground floor level, 2 apartments at first and second floor level and a duplex apartment at third and… Granted, validated 23 July 2025, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 58 m away - [**PA/00020/21** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00020-21/paola-demolish-existing-dwelling-and-erect-ground-floor): To demolish existing dwelling and erect ground floor garage, and two duplex dwellings. Granted, validated 13 January 2021, 59 m away - [**PA/08455/24** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08455-24/paola-application-includes-minor-internal-alterations-to-the): Application includes minor internal alterations to the approved RG/01655/21 together with an extension at the rear of the property. Granted, validated 5 February 2025, 68 m away - [**PA/01499/23** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01499-23/paola-retention-of-existing-window-opening-on-facade): Retention of existing window opening on facade of first floor apartment. Granted, validated 19 July 2023, 68 m away - [**PA/04359/25** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04359-25/paola-demolition-of-existing-building-and-excavation-of): Proposed demolition of existing building and excavation of site for semi-basement garages. Proposal includes construction of 1 one-bedroom maisonette at… Granted, validated 2 July 2025, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 69 m away - [**PA/00300/21** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00300-21/paola-construction-of-two-floors-over-and-as): Construction of two floors over and as an extension to a first floor maisonette, part of which to be used as a ‘casa-bottega’ Class 1D; and the construction… Status being checked, 4 floors, 71 m away - [**PA/01741/22** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01741-22/paola-shifting-of-internal-door-position-and-sanctioning): Shifting of internal door position and sanctioning of 3rd floor to roof staircase configuration; extension of receded floor and change of niche position on… Status being checked, 71 m away - [**PA/06411/25** Paola](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06411-25/paola-correction-of-site-from-approved-pa775-93-and): Correction of site from approved PA775/93 and change of use from Class 4B shop to a residential unit, including alterations to facade. Granted, validated 22 October 2025, 78 m away ## More by Roberta Azzopardi - [**PA/07806/26** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07806-26/zabbar-sanction-as-built-pool-and-internal-minor): To sanction as built pool and Internal minor alterations against that approved in DN/1537/14 and to propose a garage instead of sitting room. Pending - [**PA/06967/26** Birkirkara](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06967-26/birkirkara-sanction-as-built-lightweight-partition-at-roof): To sanction as built lightweight partition at roof level against that approved in permit PB6582/80. Pending - [**PA/04212/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04212-26/rabat-sanction-as-built-semi-detached-building-and-to): To sanction as built semi-detached building and to propose the relocation of the garage against that approved in PA/4801/95, a pool in the back garden and… Pending, validated 5 August 2026 - [**PA/02564/26** Luqa](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02564-26/luqa-sanction-minor-internal-and-facade-alterations-from): To sanction minor internal and facade alterations from the approved planning permit PA/09407/19. Granted, validated 22 April 2026 - [**PA/01697/26** Cospicua (Bormla)](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01697-26/cospicua-bormla-minor-revision-to-the-approved-site-extents): Minor revision to the approved site extents of the underground carpark and overlying playground approved in PA/02549/25. Pending, validated 11 March 2026 - [**PA/00389/26** Luqa](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00389-26/luqa-propose-the-installation-of-photovoltaic-panels-in): To Propose the Installation of Photovoltaic Panels in part of Vjal l-Avjazzjoni, Luqa. Pending [All applications by Roberta Azzopardi](https://propertylist.mt/perit/roberta-azzopardi) [All planning applications in Paola](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/paola)