PA/05875/24: sanction variances from PA/04434/21 in Gharb
Westgate Residences, New Street off Triq Tumas Cassar, Triq il-Knisja, Gharb
To sanction variances from PA/04434/21 (basement reserved for private garages and car spaces with overlying 4 maisonettes, and 19 apartments spread over 5 floors, one of which is a recessed floor level) including site configuration, changes in; levels, wall layouts and front elevation. This application also includes the sanctioning of placement of jacuzzi at ground floor in maisonette 201, in front terrace of penthouse 141 and penthouse 241.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- Westgate Residences, New Street off Triq Tumas Cassar, Triq il-Knisja, Gharb
- Locality
- Gharb
- Applicant
- Steve Tabone
- Perit
- Perit Mark Arrigo
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Sanctioning
- Height
- 4 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 23
- Received
- 18 July 2024
- Validated
- 4 September 2024
- Published
- 4 September 2024
- Comments close
- 4 October 2024
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 14 February 2025
- Permit expires
- 26 February 2030
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Westgate Residences, New Street off Triq Tumas Cassar, Triq il-Knisja, Gharb
67 other applications within 300 m: 46 granted, 1 refused, 5 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/07670/24).
On Triq il-Knisja: 22 other applications, 14 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 2 floors, the tallest 2. Periti active on this street: Alexander Bigeni, Vella + Grech Periti, Edward Scerri, Saviour Micallef, Annamaria Attard Montalto.
Approval estimate for sanctioning applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 14 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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