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PA/03884/23: Fort Chambray Phase 3 development comprising a in Ghajnsielem

Site at, Forti Chambray, Triq Chambray, Ghajnsielem

Fort Chambray Phase 3 development comprising a Class 3B 5-star aparthotel with 64 ensuite rooms, 50 serviced apartments and ancillary amenities; 105 high quality Class 1 residential units with highly landscaped pedestrian environment and creation of a new public piazza; internal alterations and part demolition of the existing underground parking levels including excavations to extend further the existing two car parking levels to accommodate car parking garages for private use and car parking spaces for public use; construction of 2 substations and 2 water reservoirs; relocation and integration of the British Barracks' front masonry arcade, inner facade behind the arcade and flanks (considered in PA2454/16) within the proposed hotel main building; internal and external alterations to the existing Dar it-Tabib and change its use into 10 Hotel ensuite rooms with ancillary outdoor amenities; the introduction of ancillary hotel amenities within the existing Knights’ Barracks comprising hotel retail outlets and hotel restaurants at ground floor level and hotel meeting rooms and conference facilities at first floor level including a lightweight structure link with the main hotel building; and the rehabilitation of the existing Naval Bakery and Polverista, including restoration and reinstatement works approved as per PA/00841/15 and their complementary uses to the proposed aparthotel, respectively comprising a clubhouse and a hotel snack bar outlet together with ancillary outdoor catering areas and newly landscaped external areas.

Status
Granted (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT)
Location
Site at, Forti Chambray, Triq Chambray, Ghajnsielem
Locality
Ghajnsielem
Applicant
Fort Chambray Ltd Attn: Dr Michael Caruana
Perit
Perit Antoine Zammit
Application type
Full development permission
Zone
Outside Development Zone
Type of works
Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
Height
5 floors
Residential units
169
Received
29 April 2023
Validated
3 April 2024
Published
3 April 2024
Comments close
3 May 2024
Recommendation
Grant Permission
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
12 December 2024
Permit expires
20 August 2030

Case details on the Planning Authority website

Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps

Planning activity around Site at, Forti Chambray, Triq Chambray, Ghajnsielem

18 other applications within 300 m: 11 granted, 1 refused, 3 pending. 92% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 2 floors (PA/03187/26).

On Triq Chambray: 3 other applications, 2 granted and 0 refused.

Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 73% (likely range 43–100%, low reliability, from 2 comparable decisions nearby). It proposes 5 floors; the tallest granted nearby is 2. 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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