--- title: "PA/04411/24: retain partially offices on the ground floor in Belt Valletta | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04411-24/belt-valletta-retain-partially-offices-on-the-ground-floor source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Granted planning application in Belt Valletta: To retain partially offices on the ground floor (as approved in PA2289/09 and previous permits) and change of… Planning applications › Belt Valletta › PA0441124 # PA/04411/24: retain partially offices on the ground floor in Belt Valletta 54, 55 & 56, Triq Sant' Orsla, Belt Valletta To retain partially offices on the ground floor (as approved in PA2289/09 and previous permits) and change of use to Class 3 (A) guesthouse for the upper four floors. The proposal also includes an additional recessed floor at roof level and minor internal alterations to accommodate the guest rooms. These guest rooms will form an extension of the approved permit PA4558/16 to the back of the site. - **Status:** Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.) - **Location:** 54, 55 & 56, Triq Sant' Orsla, Belt Valletta - **Locality:** [Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/belt-valletta) - **Applicant:** [Pecunia European Properties Limited Attn: Nadesh Parnis](https://propertylist.mt/applicant/pecunia-european-properties-ltd) - **Perit:** [Perit Joanna Spiteri Staines](https://propertylist.mt/perit/joanna-spiteri-staines) - **Application type:** Full development permission - **Zone:** Within Development Zone - **Type of works:** Change of Use - **Height:** 5 floors plus a receded floor - **Received:** 26 March 2024 - **Validated:** 10 July 2024 - **Published:** 10 July 2024 - **Comments close:** 26 August 2024 - **Recommendation:** Grant Permission - **Decision:** Grant Permission - **Decision date:** 19 June 2025 - **Permit expires:** 2 July 2030 [Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/04411/24) [Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=04411&caseYear=24) ## Planning activity around 54, 55 & 56, Triq Sant' Orsla, Belt Valletta 29 other applications on the same street: 16 granted, 0 refused, 3 pending. 100% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/08368/25). On Triq Sant' Orsla: 29 other applications, 16 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 5 floors, the tallest 5. Periti active on this street: [Silvienne Camilleri](https://propertylist.mt/perit/silvienne-camilleri), [CVC Architecture](https://propertylist.mt/perit/cvc-architecture). Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 5 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/06898/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06898-26/belt-valletta-proposal-includes-minor-amendments-beyond-those-as): Proposal includes minor amendments beyond those as approved in PA/01302/15, as renewed through PA/03881/23, including the sanctioning of the following: (1)… Pending, validated 7 October 2026 - [**PA/05836/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05836-26/belt-valletta-separate-the-approved-class-3a): To separate the approved Class 3A (as per PA/00152/20), retain the Class 3A use, incorporate additional roof structures to accommodate a lift, changes to the… Suspended, validated 26 August 2026 - [**PA/03928/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03928-26/belt-valletta-change-of-use-from-class-4a): Proposed change of use from Class 4A (offices) as approved in PA/02796/23 to 3 residential units, including internal alterations. Pending, validated 10 June 2026 - [**PA/01521/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01521-26/belt-valletta-sanctioning-of-glazed-canopy-over-lift-as): Sanctioning of glazed canopy over lift as approved in PA/02130/23. Granted, validated 11 March 2026 - [**PA/00783/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00783-26/belt-valletta-minor-alterations-to-approved-hotel-class-3b): Minor alterations to approved hotel Class 3B, (PA4201/23) and addition of new properties to the approved hotel (33 and 36 Battery Street; 269 St Ursula… Pending, validated 4 February 2026 - [**PA/00611/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00611-26/belt-valletta-restore-the-fa-ade-and-the-existing-structure): To restore the façade and the existing structure, and to propose a change of use of the vacant site into a community center for recreational activities as an… Granted, validated 4 February 2026 - [**PA/08368/25** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08368-25/belt-valletta-change-of-use-from-society-of-christian): Proposed change of use from Society of Christian Doctrine to Class 3A guest house which includes internal alterations, installation of lift and construction… Granted, validated 7 January 2026, 5 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/05293/25** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05293-25/belt-valletta-sanction-the-reduction-in-size-of-the): To sanction the reduction in size of the approved 27-room Class 3b Hotel approved in PA/00152/20 to a 21-room hotel, by removal of the properties at nos. 80 &… Granted, validated 20 August 2025 - [**PA/00690/25** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00690-25/belt-valletta-change-of-use-of-4-dwellings-class): Change of use of 4 dwellings Class 1 to guesthouse Class 3A [13 rooms] at upper floors with Class 4B retail and Class 4C establishment at elevated ground… Granted, validated 5 February 2025 - [**PA/06062/24** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06062-24/belt-valletta-change-of-use-from-residential-to-guest): Change of use from residential to guest house (Class 3A), internal alterations, restaurant ancillary to guest house (Class 3A) and joining of property at… Granted, validated 4 September 2024 - [**PA/01355/24** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01355-24/belt-valletta-alterations-to-existing-dwelling): Alterations to existing dwelling, extension at third floor and new roof access, restoration of facade. Granted, validated 6 March 2024 - [**PA/07753/23** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07753-23/belt-valletta-restoration-works-along-the-facade): Restoration works along the facade. Works include cleaning of stone, plastic repair and/or piecing in of new stone, replacement of existing doors and… Granted, validated 30 January 2024 - [**PA/07375/23** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07375-23/belt-valletta-demolish-some-of-the-internal-walls-and): To demolish some of the internal walls and construct some new internal walls to change the internal layout of the apartment. Granted, validated 12 December 2023 - [**PA/06534/23** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06534-23/belt-valletta-clean-and-restore-convents-facade-along-triq): To clean and restore convent’s facade along Triq Sant Orsla and to carry out maintenance repointing on convent’s facade along Triq Santa Lucija. Granted, validated 1 November 2023 - [**PA/03016/23** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03016-23/belt-valletta-install-new-sign-in-the-same-positioning): 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… Granted, validated 30 August 2023 ## More by Joanna Spiteri Staines - [**PA/06899/26** Gudja](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06899-26/gudja-minor-alterations-to-dwelling-including-the-restoration): Minor alterations to dwelling including the restoration of the facade. The proposal includes creation of openings, widening of walls, construction of walls,… Pending, validated 7 October 2026 - [**PA/06647/26** Swieqi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06647-26/swieqi-demolish-the-existing-pool-as-approved-and): To demolish the existing pool as approved and built in PAPB/1585/66 and construct a new pool in its place with no additional excavation. Pending - [**PA/06469/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06469-26/rabat-open-a-new-window-in-line-with): To open a new window in line with the existing and clean the facade of store. Granted, validated 20 October 2026 - [**PA/06246/26** Ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06246-26/ta-xbiex-extension-of-existing-second-floor-class-4a): Extension of existing second floor Class 4A office. Pending, validated 9 September 2026 - [**PA/04999/26** Attard](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04999-26/attard-restoration-of-casa-depiro-approved-as-per): Restoration of Casa Depiro approved as per PA/00023/15. The proposal includes demolition and reconstruction of the existing floor slabs, demolition of… Pending, validated 29 July 2026, 2 floors - [**PA/04260/26** Iklin](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04260-26/iklin-changes-in-lieu-of-pa5283-22): Proposed changes in lieu of PA5283/22 (increase in height of boundary wall between properties). Granted, validated 30 September 2026 [All applications by Joanna Spiteri Staines](https://propertylist.mt/perit/joanna-spiteri-staines) ## More from Pecunia European Properties Ltd - [**PA/00472/25** Qormi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00472-25/qormi-change-of-use-of-property-from-class): Proposed change of use of property from Class 1 to Class 3A boutique tourism accommodation/ premium guesthouse, as approved in Outline Development Permit… Refused, validated 2 April 2025 - [**PA/04834/24** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04834-24/belt-valletta-excavation-and-extension-of-lift-shaft-and): Proposed excavation and extension of lift shaft and access connection to property to the rear, further to approved permit PA/04558/16 (guesthouse). Granted, validated 24 July 2024 [All planning applications in Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/belt-valletta)