PA/04542/25: excavation of a vacant plot to construct in Mqabba
Vacant Plot, Triq il-Franka, Mqabba
The excavation of a vacant plot to construct basement garages, five overlying residential units, and a pool at roof level.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Vacant Plot, Triq il-Franka, Mqabba
- Locality
- Mqabba
- Applicant
- Charmaine Pace
- Perit
- Perit Steven Ebejer
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- New Construction (Residential)
- Residential units
- 5
- Received
- 20 March 2025
- Validated
- 20 August 2025
- Published
- 20 August 2025
- Comments close
- 22 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 5 May 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Vacant Plot, Triq il-Franka, Mqabba
71 other applications within 300 m: 43 granted, 3 refused, 6 pending. 93% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/01738/25).
On Triq il-Franka: 2 other applications, 1 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 1 floors, the tallest 1.
Approval estimate for new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 6 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/00890/22 Mqabba: Proposed change of use from approved garage to Class 4B retail outlet, minor internal alterations, and signage.
- PA/03862/23 Mqabba: Renewal of PA/00271/18 - (Renewal of PA/01391/12 - Construction of semi-basement garage on undeveloped land.)
- PA/03232/25 Mqabba: Proposed excavation of plot and construction of basement garages and ten residential units (penthouses with pool).
- PA/00493/25 Mqabba: Proposed sanctioning on minor internal and external alterations from approved permit PA/00148/07. Proposed change of use from Class 4B shop to pastizzeria.…
- PA/03180/21 Mqabba: To sanction layouts as built, (internal and external changes) to Flat 1, garage, front elevation and common areas including shifting in internal wall…
- PA/01631/24 Mqabba: To sanction existing garage from approved permit PA4439/18.
- PA/08442/24 Mqabba: Proposed sanctioning of change of use from approved shop in PA599/11 to 1 bedroom maisonette, and proposed screening of a/c, apertures, and gypsum walls.
- PA/01404/23 Mqabba: Proposed sanctioning of internal and external alterations at semi-basement level and ground floor; and proposed new internal and external alterations from…
- PA/07073/25 Mqabba: To sanction alterations at all levels which includes shifting of stairwell to roof, garage ramp gradient and variations from official building and front…
- PA/07990/24 Mqabba: To sanction minor differences in perimeter walls and convert parking space approved by PA/06568/19 into a lock-up garage.
- PA/01738/25 Mqabba: To excavate and construct basement consisting in 7 garages accessible from adjacent block, 2 maisonettes and 1 apartment at ground floor plus overlying 9…
- PA/02027/23 Mqabba: To renew PA9581/17: ”To excavate basement level, construction of drying area at second floor level plus other internal and external additions and alterations.”
- PA/02485/21 Mqabba: Proposed internal alterations and extension to an existing terrace house and subdivision of the house into a maisonette at ground floor level, two apartments…
- PA/06464/24 Mqabba: To use approved Class 4B as a butcher. Application also includes minor internal and external alterations to approved layout in PA/4511/23.
- PA/04511/23 Mqabba: Minor excavation of existing site and construction of new garage at basement level, Class 4B commercial development including signage at ground floor level,…
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- PA/06503/26 Sliema: To sanction a first floor apartment as built, with variations from the approved development permit PA579/95.
- PA/06283/26 Santa Venera: Internal alterations at first-floor level and the conversion of an existing enclosed balcony into an open balcony.
- PA/06257/26 Birzebbuga: The demolition of a pre-67 property to construct 3 apartments and a duplex unit.
- PA/06124/26 Swieqi: To sanction a duplex apartment as built at ground and first floor levels.
- PA/05890/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed changes to the semi-detached villa approved under PA3071/23, consisting of a complete redesign of the villa, including the internal layout and…