PA/04886/26: demolish existing residential block and garages in Naxxar

52, Sunshine flats and Garages 1,2,3,4,5,6 Sunshine Flats, Triq il-Lampara c/w, Triq ix-Xbiek, Bahar Ic-Caghaq, Naxxar

To demolish existing residential block and garages, excavate basement level and reservoir, and construct private car garages at basement level, one maisonette at ground floor, 11 apartments and 2 penthouses at setback floor level.

Status

Pending (The case has been referred to a Case Officer and is being assessed with a view of preparing a recommendation report to the Board/Commission)

Location

52, Sunshine flats and Garages 1,2,3,4,5,6 Sunshine Flats, Triq il-Lampara c/w, Triq ix-Xbiek, Bahar Ic-Caghaq, Naxxar

Locality

Naxxar

Applicant

Clive Vella

Perit

Perit Krista Xuereb

Application type

Full development permission

Zone

Within Development Zone

Type of works

Demolition & New Construction (Residential)

Height

1 floor plus a receded floor

Residential units

13

Received

15 June 2026

Validated

15 July 2026

Published

15 July 2026

Comments close

31 August 2026

Case details on the Planning Authority website

Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps

Planning activity around 52, Sunshine flats and Garages 1,2,3,4,5,6 Sunshine Flats, Triq il-Lampara c/w, Triq ix-Xbiek, Bahar Ic-Caghaq, Naxxar

96 other applications within 300 m: 65 granted, 2 refused, 5 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/03534/22).

On Triq il-Lampara: 18 other applications, 10 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: Christian Abela, Ivan Giordano.

Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 4 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/00364/21 Naxxar: Demolition of existing first floor and second floor apartments and construction of three floors plus a receded floor level. The development to include a total… Status being checked, 3 floors plus a receded floor, 21 m away
• PA/00162/20 Naxxar: Renewal of PA1208/14 - Construction of 5 maisonettes, 5 garages and a Class 4B shop and a Class 4A office Status being checked, 24 m away
• PA/06982/26 Naxxar: To sanction partial change of use from approved Class 4A office to garage including sanctioning of alterations as built. Pending, validated 14 October 2026, 29 m away
• PA/07633/24 Naxxar: To sanction minor changes to apt n3 and garage n2 as built, from approved PA/00231/08. Granted, validated 6 November 2024, 30 m away
• PA/02887/26 Naxxar: To sanction construction of kitchenette and raising of party wall from approved PA/3165/23. To construct lounge at third floor level, and raise party wall at… Granted, validated 16 June 2026, 3 floors, 34 m away
• PA/00309/24 Naxxar: To sanction Garage 5, underlying ’Ashley Court’ apartments at basement level, from that approved in PA/01653/10. Granted, validated 29 February 2024, 36 m away
• PA/03165/23 Naxxar: To construct a small shallow splash pool and sundeck slightly raised above existing roof level in order to accommodate pool depth. The proposal also includes… Granted, validated 9 August 2023, 38 m away
• PA/00483/20 Naxxar: To construct facade screen wall at 2nd floor level, to construct 1m parapett wall at roof level and to sanction placement of PV panels on roof. Status being checked, 45 m away
• PA/03336/25 Naxxar: Alterations at backyard and minor sanctioning from DN/00134/24. Granted, validated 9 July 2025, 48 m away
• PA/01455/25 Naxxar: Renewal to permit PA/00161/20 having a proposed extension to existing penthouse and an additional floor to create a duplex unit. Under appeal, validated 3 April 2025, 49 m away
• PA/00161/20 Naxxar: Proposed extension to existing penthouse and an additional floor to create a duplex unit. Status being checked, 53 m away
• PA/01439/22 Naxxar: Proposed sanctioning from latest approved permit PA2502/19 of ;services at roof level including PV panels, water tanks and ac units, installation of aluminum… Status being checked, 56 m away
• PA/04394/24 Naxxar: Amendments and sanctioning to PA/02428/20. Alterations to first floor, second floor, third floor and roof level. Granted, validated 10 July 2024, 57 m away
• PA/00920/26 Naxxar: To propose sanctioning of minor internal variations of apartment at 3rd floor, originally approved in PA04823/15. Granted, validated 26 March 2026, 61 m away
• PA/06899/25 Naxxar: Demolition of existing dwelling. Excavation and construction of underground reservoir, 1 basement garage together with 6 parking spaces, 2 apartments at… Granted, validated 29 October 2025, 4 floors plus a receded floor, 64 m away

More by Krista Xuereb

• PA/07760/26 Gudja: Erection of a single sided static billboard with external lighting. Pending
• PA/07659/26 Mellieha: Erection of a single sided static billboard with external lighting (Non-LED). Pending
• PA/07440/26 Mgarr: Erection of a single sided static billboard with external illumination. Pending, validated 28 October 2026
• PA/07411/26 Qormi: Change of use from Class 4A to studio maisonette and Class 4B to private car garage. Works to include minor internal and external alterations. Application… Pending, validated 28 October 2026
• PA/07261/26 Paola: To retain and restore part of facade, to demolish part of existing dwellings, excavate reservoir and basement, and to construct 12 garages at basement level,… Pending, validated 21 October 2026, 2 floors plus a receded floor
• PA/07192/26 Mellieha: To sanction a terraced house approved in (PA/01099/93) as built and change the use to a guesthouse (Class 3A); proposed construction of full second floor and… Pending, validated 21 October 2026, 3 floors plus a receded floor

All applications by Krista Xuereb

More from Clive Vella

• PA/07536/26 Msida: To demolish the existing property, excavate to the required levels, and construct basement garages, a ground-floor maisonette, apartments on the first to… Pending, validated 28 October 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor
• PA/05296/26 Zurrieq: Demolition of existing terraced house, excavation on site to form levels, and construction of basement garages with underlying reservoir, ground floor… Pending, validated 29 July 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor
• PA/01656/26 Mosta: Excavation into a vacant plot to form levels and construction of basement garages, ground floor maisonette, first to 3rd floor apartments, and a penthouse at… Granted, validated 11 March 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor
• PA/00684/26 Swieqi: To propose internal alterations to existing duplex unit (as approved in PA4448/21) in order to create two separate units as originally approved in PA2096/05 -… Granted, validated 25 March 2026
• PA/00634/26 Mellieha: Variations from official alignments to the development constructed under the remit of permit PA/03575/23. Granted, validated 4 February 2026
• PA/00960/25 Siggiewi: Demolition of existing terraced house, excavation of basement, proposed construction basement garage, proposed maisonette at ground floor, three units at… Granted, validated 19 February 2025, 4 floors plus a receded floor

All planning applications in Naxxar