PA/03947/26: Change of use from existing pre-1968 store in Belt Valletta
5, Triq il-Batterija, Belt Valletta
Change of use from existing pre-1968 store to Class 4C cafeteria including minor alterations and signage.
- Status
- Refused (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT)
- Location
- 5, Triq il-Batterija, Belt Valletta
- Locality
- Belt Valletta
- Applicant
- Matteo Rubei
- Perit
- Perit Samuel Cremona
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Change of Use
- Received
- 29 March 2026
- Validated
- 17 June 2026
- Published
- 17 June 2026
- Comments close
- 17 July 2026
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 16 September 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 5, Triq il-Batterija, Belt Valletta
113 other applications within 300 m: 72 granted, 3 refused, 14 pending. 96% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 6 floors (PA/03142/24).
On Triq il-Batterija: 16 other applications, 8 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 6 floors, the tallest 6. Periti active on this street: Ruben Sciortino, Elena Borg Costanzi.
Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 91% (likely range 61–100%, low reliability, from 18 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/00234/21 Belt Valletta: Additions and alterations to existing dwelling including minor modifications to the facade
- PA/03790/24 Belt Valletta: Proposed extension at receded floor level.
- PA/00100/22 Belt Valletta: To include an existing old window located at second floor which is overlooking third party property and was mistakenly left out in PA9325/19.
- PA/02148/23 Belt Valletta: Proposed renewal to PA04622/17 {Change of use from (Class 1) dwelling to (Class 1) lodging including extension comprising 2 no. additional levels, internal…
- PA/03201/26 Belt Valletta: To reinstate the vertical connection between the 2 residences accessed from Battery Street number 57 covered by PA/06967/24 and the two residence accessed…
- PA/06967/24 Belt Valletta: Internal alterations to two existing apartments, introduction of lift and realignment of apertures on facade.
- PA/03016/23 Belt Valletta: To install new sign in the same positioning and with the same dimensions as the previously installed signage that had to be removed due to bad weathering for…
- PA/02374/23 Belt Valletta: Renewal of PA/04871/17: Proposed demolition of second, third and room at fourth floor, internal alterations at ground and first floor, extension of basement…
- PA/00786/21 Belt Valletta: Installation of timber decking and jacuzzi on existing roof
- PA/07541/24 Belt Valletta: Renewal of permit PA5708/19: Proposed internal structural alterations to existing house, including the introduction of a lift and proposed extension at roof…
- PA/03142/24 Belt Valletta: Extension to approved Class 3A guesthouse, including construction at fourth and fifth floor level, minor internal alterations and sanctioning of internal…
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