--- title: "PA/03552/24: propose change of use from shop/retail Class in Belt Valletta | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03552-24/belt-valletta-propose-change-of-use-from-shop-retail-class source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-03 --- > Granted planning application in Belt Valletta: To propose change of use from shop/retail Class 4B to a Class 4D establishment including minor internal… Planning applications › Belt Valletta › PA0355224 # PA/03552/24: propose change of use from shop/retail Class in Belt Valletta 48, Triq tat-Teatru l-Antik, Belt Valletta To propose change of use from shop/retail Class 4B to a Class 4D establishment including minor internal alterations and alterations of the frontage. To sanction also minor internal alterations. - **Status:** Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.) - **Location:** 48, Triq tat-Teatru l-Antik, Belt Valletta - **Locality:** [Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/belt-valletta) - **Applicant:** [Muscats General Stores Ltd Attn: Martina Busietta](https://propertylist.mt/applicant/muscats-general-stores-ltd) - **Perit:** [Perit William Lewis](https://propertylist.mt/perit/william-lewis) - **Application type:** Full development permission - **Zone:** Within Development Zone - **Type of works:** Sanctioning - **Received:** 9 May 2024 - **Validated:** 19 June 2024 - **Published:** 19 June 2024 - **Comments close:** 19 July 2024 - **Recommendation:** Grant Permission - **Decision:** Grant Permission - **Decision date:** 4 April 2025 - **Permit expires:** 16 April 2030 [Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/03552/24) [Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=03552&caseYear=24) ## Planning activity around 48, Triq tat-Teatru l-Antik, Belt Valletta 368 other applications within 300 m: 207 granted, 19 refused, 42 pending. 92% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 7 floors (PA/07420/25). On Triq tat-Teatru l-Antik: 24 other applications, 13 granted and 1 refused. Periti active on this street: [George Farrugia](https://propertylist.mt/perit/george-farrugia), [Andrew Ellul](https://propertylist.mt/perit/andrew-ellul), [Edwin Mintoff](https://propertylist.mt/perit/edwin-mintoff), [AP Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/perit/ap-valletta), [Paul Camilleri](https://propertylist.mt/perit/paul-camilleri). Approval estimate for sanctioning applications like this here: about 84% (likely range 54–100%, medium reliability, from 50 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/02603/22** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02603-22/belt-valletta-change-of-use-of-from-clothes-shop): Change of use of from clothes shop (Class 4B) located on ground floor and basement level into a bar/restaurant (Class 4D), including the sanctioning of a… Status being checked, 17 m away - [**PA/05366/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05366-26/belt-valletta-tables-and-chairs-ancillary-to-class-4c): Proposed tables and chairs ancillary to Class 4C. Pending, validated 5 August 2026, 20 m away - [**PA/02227/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02227-26/belt-valletta-sanctioning-of-variations-in-internal-layout-and): Sanctioning of variations in internal layout and external aperture from approved PA/6077/22 and sanctioning of change of use from Class 4C to 4D. Granted, validated 8 April 2026, 20 m away - [**PA/04338/24** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04338-24/belt-valletta-change-of-use-from-class-4b-retail): Change of use from Class 4B retail outlet to take-away. Granted, validated 10 July 2024, 23 m away - [**PA/05293/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05293-26/belt-valletta-change-of-use-of-residence-as-approved): Change of use of residence as approved PA/00135/17 to Class 3A guest house including 5 rooms. Proposal includes minor internal alterations. Suspended, validated 29 July 2026, 24 m away - [**PA/06017/24** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06017-24/belt-valletta-removal-of-existing-non-approved-signs-and): The removal of existing non approved signs and AC units, to sanction glass door behind approved steel shutter, to propose louvered vents within the facade and… Pending, validated 11 September 2024, 29 m away - [**PA/08369/24** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08369-24/belt-valletta-sanction-change-of-use-from-existing-store): To sanction change of use from existing store at ground floor to a supplementary food preparation area serving existing restaurant Class 4D known as 59… Withdrawn, validated 11 December 2024, 34 m away - [**PA/03935/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03935-26/belt-valletta-sanction-change-of-use-from-existing-store): To sanction change of use from existing store at ground floor to a supplementary food preparation area serving existing restaurant Class 4D known as 59… Refused, validated 10 June 2026, 37 m away - [**PA/05990/23** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05990-23/belt-valletta-sanction-signage): To sanction signage, security surveillance and rendering material on front facade. Table, chairs, umbrellas and planters as per Lands Authority and MTA… Refused, validated 18 October 2023, 38 m away - [**PA/01639/22** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01639-22/belt-valletta-sanction-change-of-use-from-store-to): To sanction change of use from store to a preparation kitchen establishment at ground floor and store at basement level. Such proposal is to supplement… Status being checked, 38 m away - [**PA/01867/22** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01867-22/belt-valletta-sanction-installation-of-chimney-in-lieu-of): To sanction installation of chimney in lieu of existing ductwork, signage, security and surveillance on Triq id-Dejqa and Misrah San Gorg. Sanctioning of… Status being checked, 38 m away - [**PA/02500/21** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02500-21/belt-valletta-internal-alteration-to-create-vertical-access-and): Internal alteration to create vertical access and restoration of Main Guard, Valletta Status being checked, 41 m away - [**PA/03379/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03379-26/belt-valletta-installation-of-retractable-awning): Installation of retractable awning. Granted, validated 27 May 2026, 51 m away - [**PA/07332/25** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07332-25/belt-valletta-change-in-use-for-class-4b): Change in use for Class 4B (from shop) to Class 4A (office) to form extension. Including removal of existing concrete slab in part of the existing facade at… Granted, validated 12 November 2025, 56 m away - [**PA/00194/21** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00194-21/belt-valletta-sanction-variations-from-approved-pa-6246-16-including): To sanction variations from approved PA 6246/16 including: 1) shop sign 2) installation of awning on façade and 3) gypsum partition wall at intermediate floor… Status being checked, 59 m away ## More by William Lewis - [**PA/07772/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07772-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-propose-free-standing-externally-illuminated-double): To propose free standing externally illuminated double-sided billboard at Kennedy drive. Pending - [**PA/07759/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07759-26/rabat-demolish-the-existing-terraced-house-and-construct): To demolish the existing terraced house and construct an apartment block comprising a street-level garage, three floors accommodating one apartment per floor,… Pending, 3 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/07395/26** Mellieha](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07395-26/mellieha-propose-free-standing-externally-illuminated-single-sided-bil): To propose free-standing externally illuminated single-sided billboard at Triq il-Marfa, Cirkewwa, Mellieha. Pending, validated 21 October 2026 - [**PA/07143/26** Gudja](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07143-26/gudja-propose-a-solar-powered-single-sided-illuminated-billboard): To propose a solar powered single-sided illuminated billboard at Triq Dawret il-Gudja. Pending, validated 14 October 2026 - [**PA/07142/26** Marsa](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07142-26/marsa-propose-a-solar-powered): To propose a solar-powered, single-sided, externally illuminated billboard at Triq Aldo Moro, Marsa Pending, validated 14 October 2026 - [**PA/07013/26** Pieta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07013-26/pieta-propose-a-solar-powered): To propose a solar-powered, single-sided, externally illuminated billboard at Triq ix-Xatt, Pieta Pending, validated 14 October 2026 [All applications by William Lewis](https://propertylist.mt/perit/william-lewis) [All planning applications in Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/belt-valletta)