PA/05308/25: Demolition of existing rubble walls and building in Zabbar
Vacant Plot, Triq il-Kahwiela c/w Triq Wied il-Ghajn c/w, Triq Has-Sajjied, Zabbar
Demolition of existing rubble walls and building. Shifting part of the front boundary wall to be aligned with official road alignment. Excavation to the required levels. Construction of an old people’s home (Class 2A) comprising of three floors at the basement levels, four floors above ground level, underground reservoirs, landscaping works (at ground and roof level), a dementia day centre (Class 2A) and a pharmacy (Class 4A). The basement levels provide 153 car spaces. The proposed home provides a total of 92 rooms, 14 2-bedded & 1 3-bedded at level 0, 28 2-bedded and 2 3-bedded at levels 1 and 2 and 13- 3 bedded, 1 1- bedded and 3 2- bedded at level 3.
- Status
- Refused (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT)
- Location
- Vacant Plot, Triq il-Kahwiela c/w Triq Wied il-Ghajn c/w, Triq Has-Sajjied, Zabbar
- Locality
- Zabbar
- Applicant
- Clinton Spiteri
- Perit
- Perit Charles Buhagiar
- Application type
- Outline development permission
- Zone
- Outside Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Commercial)
- Height
- 4 floors
- Received
- 2 July 2025
- Validated
- 27 August 2025
- Published
- 27 August 2025
- Comments close
- 26 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 14 May 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Vacant Plot, Triq il-Kahwiela c/w Triq Wied il-Ghajn c/w, Triq Has-Sajjied, Zabbar
81 other applications within 300 m: 50 granted, 2 refused, 12 pending. 96% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/02427/25).
On Triq il-Kahwiela: 12 other applications, 7 granted and 1 refused. Periti active on this street: Melchior Giordimaina.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 8 comparable decisions nearby). Outside the development zone, where approvals are harder. 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/07714/26 Zabbar: Change of use from Class 4B shop to residential including minor alterations.
- PA/03028/23 Zabbar: Change of use from garage to Class 4B retail outlet. Fixing of back illuminated sign on facade and the replacement of the existing door in galvanised steel by…
- PA/01300/22 Zabbar: Proposed modifications to approved (PA/03393/21) internal walls and external elevations. Proposed modifications to existing ground floor garage and to the…
- PA/03393/21 Zabbar: Proposed modifications to the internal walls and external elevation to existing first floor maisonette and to existing ground floor garage (Triq il-Kahwiela).…
- PA/07642/26 Zabbar: Proposed internal and external alterations to the development approved under PA/01300/22, including the interconnection of the approved third-floor and…
- PA/06010/24 Zabbar: To sanction the carrying out of internal and external alterations to a ground floor garage. The proposal involves also to change the use of a garage into a…
- PA/02427/25 Zabbar: To demolish the existing washroom at second floor. To erect a new dwelling at second floor and washrooms at third floor level. Proposal also to include…
- PA/03290/22 Zabbar: To demolish washroom and construct a receded interconnecting second floor.
- PA/02683/25 Zabbar: To sanction part of garage approved in PB2808/89 to Class 5A garage for use of computer diagnostic tuning and electric repairs on cars and store.
- PA/00012/20 Zabbar: To construct third floor and fourth floor recessed floor extension to existing recessed third floor to construct a duplex apartment. Internal alterations to…
- PA/03196/26 Zabbar: Internal alterations to approved PA5587/24 and PA7689/03, consisting of interconnecting of garage and dwelling.
- PA/06541/25 Zabbar: To sanction beaten earth, existing perimeter wall and increase height. Proposed construction of perimeter wall, construction of greenhouse, refurbishment of…
- PA/05887/24 Zabbar: Proposed excavation of reservoir, maisonette, 3 garages at street level and 6 overlying apartment and penthouse including swimming pool.
- PA/01069/24 Zabbar: Proposed restoration of the facade.
- PA/06990/24 Zabbar: Excavation of existing site and construction of basement garages, five overlying apartments and pool at roof level.
More by Charles Buhagiar
- PA/07613/26 Mosta: To sanction minor discrepancies of an approved Class 6A warehouse as per PA6636/19, including relocation of reservoir and aperture. To propose higher boundary…
- PA/07368/26 Rabat: To propose change of use from an approved private car garage as per PA3404/26 to a public service garage.
- PA/06798/26 Zejtun: To propose internal alterations to an existing pre-1967 town house. To propose construction of two additional floors so as to create three separate units.
- PA/06601/26 St Julians: To construct an additional one bedroom unit at receded floor level to approved PA7740/18.
- PA/06493/26 Gzira: To carry out alterations and construct a room at roof level .
- PA/06407/26 Siggiewi: Outline application : To replace 3 farmhouses which were demolished during public infrastructural works with another three farmhouses.
All applications by Charles Buhagiar
More from Clinton Spiteri
- PA/01791/26 Qala: Developing of plot into private vehicle garage basement at level -1 (one floor below road level). maisonette at ground floor, six 2-bedroom apartment on…
- PA/01643/25 Zabbar: Conversion of existing premises into a two bedrooms residence with one car garage, inclusive is part demolition of existing (approved) walls.
- PA/04848/24 Qormi: Excavation of site and construction of industrial garages of Class 5B on seven levels (from basement levels to third floor) in line with PC2/08.
- PA/00939/21 Luqa: Construction of two street level garages with overlying four residential units with a different layout from that approved in permission PA0401/19