PA/06032/25: Demolition and excavation for the existing property in Birkirkara
137, Triq l-Imsida, Birkirkara
Demolition and excavation for the existing property while retaining the facade. The proposal consists of 7 garages at basement level -1 and -2, 8 apartments at ground, first, second and third floors and 2 penthouses at the receded level. The application also consists of a car lift, a lift and an underground reservoir.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 137, Triq l-Imsida, Birkirkara
- Locality
- Birkirkara
- Applicant
- Kenneth Borg
- Perit
- Perit Neil Markham
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition
- Height
- 4 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 10
- Received
- 7 July 2025
- Validated
- 17 September 2025
- Published
- 17 September 2025
- Comments close
- 17 October 2025
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 16 October 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 137, Triq l-Imsida, Birkirkara
267 other applications within 300 m: 162 granted, 10 refused, 30 pending. 94% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/03015/24).
On Triq l-Imsida: 12 other applications, 6 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 2 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Charles Azzopardi.
Approval estimate for demolition applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 3 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/07664/25 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of concrete slabs at first floor level and proposed alterations to a pre-1967 dwelling. Proposal includes: Part demolition of washroom at roof…
- PA/01598/24 Birkirkara: To sanction property as refurbished. Changes consist mainly of correction of original site survey.
- PA/00430/24 Birkirkara: Sanctioning to additions to pre-1967 dwelling and restoration of facade.
- PA/08243/24 Birkirkara: To include public service garage to an existing garage regularised with RG/02906/18.
- PA/00292/26 Birkirkara: To sanction the roofing over an existing shaft and an office cubical within the approved garage including public service garage parking spaces
- PA/01945/21 Birkirkara: To construct part of third party wall at first floor level.
- PA/05333/23 Birkirkara: To sanction property as built from what was approved in PB3760/83 and proposed subdivision of property including alterations at ground and first floor level.
- PA/03793/26 Birkirkara: To sanction minor internal additions, addition of laundry and correction of internal dimensions from approved PA2297/18.
- PA/04008/26 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as build which differs from approved PA/2297/18.
- PA/00132/21 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of facade pointing at ground level, minor changes to apertures, and internal alterations, and proposed removal of cement plaster to be replaced…
- PA/00911/26 Birkirkara: Proposed internal alterations and re-establishing dwelling.
- PA/01684/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of internal alterations from approved DN/01325/16.
- PA/07462/23 Birkirkara: Conversion of dilapidated store rooms (pre-1968) to a one bedroom ground floor maisonette, to carry out internal alterations and additions consisting of…
- PA/00358/25 Birkirkara: To sanction minor internal and external variations to ground floor unit approved in PA4296/18. To sanction change of use from Class 4B retail outlet to…
- PA/04800/24 Birkirkara: To sanction variations and additions to PA00442/03, including the replacement of existing wrought iron gate by timber door and the horizontal laying of…
More by Neil Markham
- PA/07548/26 Naxxar: To sanction garage as built including internal and external differences from approved permit PA2636/94.
- 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…
- PA/05928/26 Marsaskala: Proposed changes to facade - To open new door aperture.
- PA/05557/26 Zejtun: To sanction property as built including internal and external differences from PAPB3208/78.
- PA/05519/26 Ghaxaq: Addition of pergola at the roof level.
- PA/05194/26 Marsaskala: To remove duplex apartment at the approved forth and fifth floors by PA970/26 and create a separate apartment at the forth floor. The application also…
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More from Kenneth Borg
- PA/04829/26 Qormi: To convert existing living room to garage for private cars, carry out changes to the internal layout and façade, addition of a pool at basement level,…
- PA/00838/24 Hamrun: To retain existing elevation and demolish existing washroom at roof level, partition walls at 1stfloor and staircase at ground floor level. To construct a…
- PA/03235/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing structures and construct semi-detached dwelling unit including construction of pool at back of property.
- PA/01268/22 Marsa: To sanction alterations to PA3863/06 whilst keeping approved signage, and correction of site plan approved in PA3863/06.
- PA/03218/21 Siggiewi: Minor internal alterations to existing dwelling and restoration of the facade. The alterations include removal of the wall between living and hall, change the…
- PA/02620/21 Birkirkara: To sanction the demolition of two rooms and staircase in open yard, dangerous room overlooking back yard including the demolition of reinforced concrete…