PA/04799/25: demolition of the existing property in Tarxien
Site at, Triq Marjanu Gerada, Triq San Tumas, Tarxien
Proposed demolition of the existing property, excavation of the plot, and construction of 14 garages at basement level (with access from PA/03484/25). The proposal also includes 4 maisonettes at ground floor level, 16 apartments from the first floor upwards, including 4 penthouses with pools at the recessed floor level.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Site at, Triq Marjanu Gerada, Triq San Tumas, Tarxien
- Locality
- Tarxien
- Applicant
- Joseph Portelli
- Perit
- Perit Maria Schembri Grima
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 2 floors
- Residential units
- 24
- Received
- 3 April 2025
- Validated
- 23 July 2025
- Published
- 23 July 2025
- Comments close
- 9 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 18 November 2025
- Permit expires
- 4 February 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Site at, Triq Marjanu Gerada, Triq San Tumas, Tarxien
173 other applications within 300 m: 125 granted, 6 refused, 17 pending. 95% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/01583/25).
On Triq Marjanu Gerada: 8 other applications, 2 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Maria Schembri Grima, Karl Cutajar.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 17 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/06640/25 Tarxien: Part change of use from garage for private residential parking to include one public service car space.
- PA/05369/24 Tarxien: To sanction extension into backyard, including some minor internal alterations to existing garage.
- PA/01074/21 Tarxien: Proposed internal and external alterations to existing structure and construction of an extension from second floor upwards to form three apartments and a…
- PA/02368/26 Tarxien: Proposed demolition of the existing property, excavation of the plot, and construction of 37 garages and one substation across two basement levels. Proposed…
- PA/01921/26 Tarxien: Proposed demolition of existing structures, excavation and construction of two floors of basement garages (with access from PA/03484/25 and PA/004799/25), 6…
- PA/04734/26 Tarxien: Proposed conversion of second-floor maisonette into an apartment, construction of additional third-floor dwelling and penthouse, including lift installation.
- PA/06912/26 Tarxien: Proposed minor internal changes from approved permit PA/4734/26.
- PA/05622/23 Tarxien: To sanction first floor maisonette as built.
- PA/01183/23 Tarxien: To sanction as built garage in lieu of PB04884/89.
- PA/02377/23 Tarxien: To sanction modifications and proposed alterations to existing stairwell and formation of lift. Correction of site for approved permit PA/00268/93.
- PA/04477/26 Tarxien: To sanction garages as built from development permission PA00199/97 and to propose to increase the Internal height of the overlying domestic storage in garage…
- PA/07184/26 Tarxien: Correction of site plan of PA/04799/25. Changes to development approved in PA/04799/25.
- PA/03195/22 Tarxien: Renewal of PA01394/15 - To raise facade wall and to sanction alterations from permit PA1487/08, construction of store and pizza oven at roof level.
- PA/05778/24 Tarxien: Subdivision of garage as approved in PA/05129/05 and interconnection of underlying basement (store) to adjacent basement as approved in PA/07497/05.…
- PA/06148/23 Tarxien: Proposed construction of basement with two garages and two duplex apartments at existing vacant plot.
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 Joseph Portelli
- 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/07203/26 Tarxien: Correction of site plan of PA/03484/25. Changes to development approved in PA/03484/25.
- PA/07184/26 Tarxien: Correction of site plan of PA/04799/25. Changes to development approved in PA/04799/25.
- PA/06892/26 Nadur: Proposed excavation and construction of residential house.
- PA/06476/26 Mgarr: Change of use unit 01 at ground floor from Class 4A office to maisonette 01 Class 1 dwellings.
- PA/06356/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition and excavation of a vacant site to propose an apartment block consisting of parking spaces and a substation at the basement level -1, 23…