PA/04372/24: demolition of existing property in Zabbar
Fiorinel, Triq Villabate, Zabbar
Proposed demolition of existing property, excavation of a plot and construction of 5 garages (private used) at basement level, 2 maisonettes at ground floor level with jacuzzi and 7 apartments from first floor level upwards (including one penthouse with jacuzzi at receded fourth floor level).
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Fiorinel, Triq Villabate, Zabbar
- Locality
- Zabbar
- Applicant
- Karl Baldacchino Meli
- Perit
- Perit Maria Schembri Grima
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 4 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 9
- Received
- 20 May 2024
- Validated
- 10 July 2024
- Published
- 10 July 2024
- Comments close
- 26 August 2024
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 19 February 2025
- Permit expires
- 6 March 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Fiorinel, Triq Villabate, Zabbar
36 other applications within 300 m: 16 granted, 2 refused, 8 pending. 89% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 3 floors (PA/06769/23).
On Triq Villabate: 33 other applications, 15 granted and 2 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: Randolph Nicholas Bartoli, Charles Buhagiar, Patrick Refalo, Adriana Zammit, JG Periti.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 78% (likely range 48–100%, low reliability, from 1 comparable decision nearby). It proposes 4 floors; the tallest granted nearby is 3. 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/03702/23 Zabbar: Proposed construction of water reservoir and rubble walls, installation of a windmill, sanctioning of rubble walls and soil deposition.
- PA/04635/25 Zabbar: To construct gated access, constructed an underground reservoir and pump room, to construct perimeter rubble walls.
- PA/07008/25 Zabbar: To propose a static 6 m x 3 m billboard.
- PA/03734/26 Zabbar: Proposed four stables including ancillary facilities, including planting of trees, boundary wall, and gate.
- PA/03295/26 Zabbar: To demolish and re-construct pre-1968 agricultural store on same footprint. Proposed roofing of an existing pre-1994 reservoir and construction of a research…
- PA/06922/25 Zabbar: To propose double sided 6 x 3 m canvas billboard with external lighting.
- PA/07546/26 Zabbar: Proposed change of internal uses and layout to farmhouse from that approved in permission PA4564/22, and proposed construction of ancillary garage for private…
- PA/01602/21 Zabbar: Changes in layout to agricultural store approved in PA/3711/19 which include extension to the store, basement and construction of demountable timber structure.
- PA/03725/26 Zabbar: Proposed construction of an agricultural store, pump room and underlying reservoir. Proposal includes the demolition and reconstruction of the front walls,…
- PA/04374/25 Zabbar: Proposed installation of external Illuminated billboard - static billboard with external lighting.
- PA/03277/22 Zabbar: To sanction slight shifting in layout, increase in internal height and changes to openings on facade of agricultural stores approved in PA7554/16.
- PA/02067/22 Zabbar: To sanction existing reservoir. To propose the construction of a greenhouse and roofing over existing reservoir.
- PA/04290/25 Zabbar: Change of use from disturbed land to boatyard (Class 6B), including sanctioning of gate, boundary walls and other additions and alterations.
- PA/04170/26 Zabbar: Proposed installation of billboard (solar powered external illumination).
- PA/02648/22 Zabbar: Internal alterations to an existing terraced house, including removal of wall at ground floor level to accommodate a larger street level garage, construction…
More by Maria Schembri Grima
- PA/07648/26 Balzan: Proposed subdivision of apartments approved in PA/00505/26. Proposed internal and external alterations. Proposed pool at receded floor level.
- PA/07622/26 Fgura: Proposed demolition of existing garage and four maisonettes, excavation of site, construction of 7 garages at basement level, 15 residential units from ground…
- PA/07575/26 Mellieha: Subdivision of the approved penthouse at receded floor (Level 4) as approved under application PA/05613/23, to create two penthouses.
- PA/07332/26 Marsa: Demolition of existing property, excavation of plot and construction of a hotel Class 3B from first floor upwards, a spa and an indoor pool at basement level,…
- PA/07307/26 Zabbar: Proposed site clearance, excavation of the site, and construction of tombs at ground floor level together with columbariums.
- PA/07301/26 Marsa: To proposed demolition of existing properties, excavation of a plot and construction of 3 garages at basement level. Proposed two maisonettes at ground floor…
All applications by Maria Schembri Grima
More from Karl Baldacchino Meli
- PA/01210/26 Munxar: Excavation of reservoir and proposed internal and external alterations to pre-67 dwelling.
- PA/00329/26 Xaghra: Demolition of existing dwelling and excavation for construction of a car lift from level 0 to level -3, comprising two garages and two residential units per…
- PA/04795/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing property, excavation of two basement level for parking accessed from third party property and construction of 42 overlying…
- PA/05014/24 Munxar: Proposed internal and external alterations to pre-68 dwelling.
- PA/04709/24 Birzebbuga: Proposed demolition of existing property, excavation of plot for basement garages (45 garages), proposed construction Class 4B shop and garage at ground floor…
- PA/03109/21 Zejtun: To sanction variations from PA/6499/06 re. apartment located at ground floor level, to propose minor alterations including the relocation of internal and…