PA/04118/24: Further excavation of existing basement level -1 in Sliema
Arne, Triq Viani, Sliema
Further excavation of existing basement level -1, Demolition of existing dwelling, and construction of garage for private cars at ground floor and basement level, five overlying floors and receded level for the formation of 6 residential units.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Arne, Triq Viani, Sliema
- Locality
- Sliema
- Applicant
- MAJ Properties Ltd Attn: James Fenech
- Perit
- Perit Robert Vella
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 6 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 6
- Received
- 15 February 2024
- Validated
- 18 September 2024
- Published
- 18 September 2024
- Comments close
- 18 October 2024
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 11 April 2025
- Permit expires
- 23 April 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Arne, Triq Viani, Sliema
351 other applications within 300 m: 203 granted, 15 refused, 39 pending. 93% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 11 floors (PA/03788/25).
On Triq Viani: 30 other applications, 17 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 6 floors, the tallest 7. Periti active on this street: Ian Cutajar, Andrew Ellul, Kleaven Maniscalco, Falzon & Cutajar, Sapienza & Sullivan.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 91% (likely range 61–100%, low reliability, from 42 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/06629/24 Sliema: To demolish existing property and construct ground floor garage, and 2 duplex apartments.
- PA/06929/23 Sliema: To sanction minor internal and external alterations from the approved PA748/07.
- PA/07730/24 Sliema: To sanction garage as built from that approved in PA5790/03.
- PA/01691/23 Sliema: Renewal to PA/09801/17 - proposed extension of apartment at fourth floor which includes internal alterations and to construct a dwelling at set back floor.
- PA/01405/21 Sliema: Restoration of niche
- PA/00640/24 Sliema: To propose changes to site configuration and minor external alterations to facade and internal alterations as permitted by PA5012/22.
- PA/01636/21 Sliema: Internal demolition of existing dwelling (retaining existing facade) and construction of 5 apartments
- PA/02356/21 Sliema: Addition of room at roof level and balcony at fifth floor level
- PA/04960/25 Sliema: Proposed excavation and construction of 1 basement level (ancillary stores to shops), construction of private car garage and 2 Class 4B shops at ground floor…
- PA/01690/23 Sliema: Change of use of ground and first floor from a residential unit to a hairdressing salon (Class 4b), and minor alterations from PA 6436/18.
- PA/01198/21 Sliema: Conversion of part duplex apartment originally approved by PA/3377/08 into a 1-bed apartment at third floor level, propose alterations and additions to same…
- PA/02441/26 Sliema: To subdivide residential unit at 3rd, 4th and 5th floor level into two apartments at each level plus other internal and external additions and alterations.…
- PA/01213/24 Sliema: Proposed development including the construction of additional floors and the conversion of existing single dwelling into five residential units. Development…
- PA/02149/22 Sliema: To demolish existing residential block and construct a small domestic store at Basement Level, Garage and Maisonette at Ground Floor Level, Apartments at 1st,…
- PA/02631/21 Sliema: To demolish existing top floor and construct an additional full floor and receed floor (splitting existing duplex penthouse into an apartment and an overlying…
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- PA/04926/26 Ghaxaq: To sanction domestic store at roof level of a pre-1968 dwelling.