PA/05782/25: convert existing penthouse at third floor level in Tarxien
153, Flat 3, Triq Santu Wistin, Tarxien
To convert existing penthouse at third floor level into an apartment and to construct a new penthouse at fourth floor level. Including transfer of fees from PA/01525/24.
- Status
- Refused (This application has been refused by Planning Board / Commission and a refusal notification has been sent.)
- Location
- 153, Flat 3, Triq Santu Wistin, Tarxien
- Locality
- Tarxien
- Applicant
- Bernard Bonnici
- Perit
- Perit Alistair Avallone
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 4 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 2
- Received
- 25 April 2025
- Validated
- 10 September 2025
- Published
- 10 September 2025
- Comments close
- 10 October 2025
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 24 February 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 153, Flat 3, Triq Santu Wistin, Tarxien
185 other applications within 300 m: 123 granted, 6 refused, 16 pending. 95% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/00124/26).
On Triq Santu Wistin: 9 other applications, 6 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: James Bonnici Camilleri.
Approval estimate for new construction applications like this here: about 88% (likely range 58–100%, low reliability, from 10 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.
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