PA/04458/23: demolition of existing residential unit in Paola
Maria, Triq Hal Luqa, Tarxien c/w Garages Numbers 1-15, Triq it-Tfief, Paola
Proposed demolition of existing residential unit, garages and uprooting of part of site to excavate and construct 48 garages, 2 ground floor commercial outlets (Class 4A and Class 4B (on Triq Hal-Luqa), 2 maisonettes at ground floor level (on Triq Hal-Luqa), 19 apartments and 3 penthouses.
- Status
- Pending (The permission originally issued in relation to this case has later been modified in terms of Article 80 of the Development Planning Act, 2016.)
- Location
- Maria, Triq Hal Luqa, Tarxien c/w Garages Numbers 1-15, Triq it-Tfief, Paola
- Locality
- Paola
- Applicant
- Chris Attard
- Perit
- JG Periti
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 5 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 24
- Received
- 3 May 2023
- Validated
- 26 July 2023
- Published
- 30 April 2024
- Comments close
- 30 May 2024
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Modified as per Article 80
- Decision date
- 17 January 2025
- Permit expires
- 13 November 2029
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Maria, Triq Hal Luqa, Tarxien c/w Garages Numbers 1-15, Triq it-Tfief, Paola
43 other applications within 300 m: 28 granted, 3 refused, 2 pending. 90% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 3 floors (PA/07565/25).
On Triq Hal Luqa: 17 other applications, 8 granted and 2 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: Mannie Galea.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 76% (likely range 46–100%, low reliability, from 0 comparable decisions nearby). It proposes 5 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/00770/20 Paola: Rebuilding of agricultural room and water reservoir following road widening project, reservoir to be slightly larger than the previous one.
- PA/01263/26 Santa Lucija: Proposed embellishment and upgrading of the site, including a new storage room, refurbishment works, painting and plastering, CCTV installation, and the…
- PA/00934/22 Santa Lucija: Internal and external alterations including part demolition to construct garage at ground floor, construction of a pool in the front garden, excavation and…
- PA/04052/25 Santa Lucija: Sanctioning of property as built from that approved in DN/00511/05. Proposed minor internal alterations and extension of the washroom.
- PA/01877/25 Santa Lucija: Sanctioning of terraced house as built and proposed alterations.
- PA/06566/25 Santa Lucija: Proposed internal alterations and extension to washroom at roof level including installation of pv panels.
- PA/06216/25 Santa Lucija: Sanctioning of terraced house as built, including variations from the approved permit consisting of the construction of an additional room at ground floor…
- PA/01813/25 Santa Lucija: Proposed retractable awning on the facade including sanctioning of front garden aluminium railing.
- PA/06678/23 Santa Lucija: Proposed aluminium retractable canopy in front garden.
- PA/01159/24 Santa Lucija: Proposed demolition of terraced house and construction of two garages at ground floor level and two apartments at first and second floor levels.
- PA/07565/25 Santa Lucija: Proposed alterations and extension at first and second floor levels to subdivide existing terraced house into two separate units and a washroom. Alterations…
- PA/02808/24 Santa Lucija: Proposed alterations to terraced house approved by PA/07681/21. Proposal comprises of formation of underlying basement garage, internal alterations at all…
- PA/04981/23 Santa Lucija: Sanctioning of discrepancies from approved permit BN1056/77.
- PA/01280/25 Santa Lucija: Sanctioning of variations to terraced house approved in PB3083/83.
- PA/03035/23 Santa Lucija: Renewal of PA/01546/18 - Proposed alteration and construction of a lift shaft in the common parts, ramp at entrance and replacement of apertures on common…
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