PA/03955/26: demolition of existing townhouse/maisonettes retaining and restoring in Gzira
17, Tony & 19, Elena, Triq Carlo Manche', Gzira
Proposed demolition of existing townhouse/maisonettes retaining and restoring the existing façade, excavations and construction of a 3-star Class 3B hotel with ancillary facilities at basement level, reception and breakfast area at ground floor level, and 52 guestrooms spread from first floor up to recessed ninth floor level, together with and overlying pool deck and service area at 10th floor (roof) level.
- Status
- Pending (Awaiting Recommendation)
- Location
- 17, Tony & 19, Elena, Triq Carlo Manche', Gzira
- Locality
- Gzira
- Applicant
- Cassar Investment Ltd Attn: Antoine Cassar
- Perit
- Bencini and Associates
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 9 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 52
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 10 June 2026
- Published
- 10 June 2026
- Comments close
- 10 July 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 17, Tony & 19, Elena, Triq Carlo Manche', Gzira
371 other applications within 300 m: 218 granted, 19 refused, 45 pending. 92% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 11 floors (PA/03788/25).
On Triq Carlo Manche': 28 other applications, 17 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 5 floors, the tallest 6. Periti active on this street: Pierre Farrugia, Joseph Saliba, Kerstien Micallef, Malcolm Cachia, Edwin Mintoff.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 93% (likely range 63–100%, low reliability, from 52 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/01225/24 Gzira: Change of use from a domestic store to a one-bedroom residential apartment. The proposal includes internal alterations to form the bedroom.
- PA/01379/26 Gzira: Proposed sanctioning of domestic store at basement level resulting from excavation for foundations for development covered by PA/06652/21.
- PA/01785/25 Gzira: To demolish existing internal building and retain facade, excavate 2 basement levels serving as domestic stores. Sanctioning and alteration of existing facade…
- PA/07327/24 Gzira: To sanction the restoration of part of the facade and minor variations to the elevation as approved in PA/03770/21.
- PA/01794/25 Gzira: To demolish existing property whilst retaining and restoring existing facade and construct ground floor Class 4B, 5 residential units from 1st to 5th floor…
- PA/00216/22 Gzira: To demolish existing dwelling and retain existing facade at ground and first floor. Construct 4 one bedroom units at levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 one bedroom unit…
- PA/07475/23 Gzira: To renew PA 5897/18: ”To demolish existing first and roof levels including access stairs from ground floor and construction of 4 apartments at first, second,…
- PA/00321/26 Gzira: Sanctioning of opening between two garages - Garage 1(use Class 5A/pre-1967) and Garage 2 (use Class 1/PA02672/16).
- PA/04852/25 Gzira: To carry out internal and external alterations and construction of additional floors to create six residential units. The proposal also includes the retention…
- PA/00339/22 Gzira: To sanction differences from approved development permission PA01119/13.
- PA/05502/24 Gzira: Introduction of basement floor to development covered by PA/05634/22, resulting from further excavation required to position foundations at rock level.
- PA/05417/25 Gzira: To sanction variations from approved PA5202/19.
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- PA/02446/23 Gzira: Change of use from office (Class 4A) to shop (Class 4B) including shop sign. Application includes the sanctioning of minor alterations to facade from that…
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