--- title: "PA/06096/24: sanction internal alterations and site configuration and in Gzira | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06096-24/gzira-sanction-internal-alterations-and-site-configuration-and source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Refused planning application in Gzira: To sanction internal alterations and site configuration and divide existing penthouse into two units. Perit Duncan… Planning applications › Gzira › PA0609624 # PA/06096/24: sanction internal alterations and site configuration and in Gzira Orchid 56, Triq tas-Sliema, Gzira To sanction internal alterations and site configuration and divide existing penthouse into two units. - **Status:** Refused (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT) - **Location:** Orchid 56, Triq tas-Sliema, Gzira - **Locality:** [Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/gzira) - **Applicant:** Duncan Bonello - **Perit:** [Perit Duncan Muscat](https://propertylist.mt/perit/duncan-muscat) - **Application type:** Full development permission - **Zone:** Within Development Zone - **Type of works:** Sanctioning - **Residential units:** 2 - **Received:** 2 May 2024 - **Validated:** 18 September 2024 - **Published:** 18 September 2024 - **Comments close:** 18 October 2024 - **Recommendation:** Refuse Permission - **Decision:** Refuse Permission - **Decision date:** 28 February 2025 [Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/06096/24) [Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=06096&caseYear=24) ## Planning activity around Orchid 56, Triq tas-Sliema, Gzira 139 other applications within 300 m: 84 granted, 9 refused, 10 pending. 90% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 7 floors (PA/06418/25). On Triq tas-Sliema: 26 other applications, 15 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 6 floors, the tallest 6. Periti active on this street: [Edwin Mintoff](https://propertylist.mt/perit/edwin-mintoff), [Stephen Farrugia](https://propertylist.mt/perit/stephen-farrugia), [Alexis Inguanez](https://propertylist.mt/perit/alexis-inguanez), [Tancred Mifsud](https://propertylist.mt/perit/tancred-mifsud), [Edward Coppini](https://propertylist.mt/perit/edward-coppini). Approval estimate for sanctioning applications like this here: about 92% (likely range 62–100%, low reliability, from 30 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/07566/24** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07566-24/gzira-demolition-of-slab-over-ground-floor-and): Proposed demolition of slab over ground floor and reconstruction of slab. Granted, validated 18 December 2024, 15 m away - [**PA/04211/26** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04211-26/gzira-demolition-of-this-abandoned-pre-1968-residential-unit): Proposed demolition of this abandoned pre-1968 residential unit and construction of 6 apartments over ground floor office Class 4A. Granted, validated 24 June 2026, 6 floors plus a receded floor, 22 m away - [**PA/08263/24** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08263-24/gzira-excavate-2-reservoirs-and-to-construct-ground): To excavate 2 reservoirs and to construct ground floor 2 car garage and Class 4B convenience shop, 4x apartments and 1x penthouse. Pending, validated 4 December 2024, 2 floors plus a receded floor, 24 m away - [**PA/04812/26** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04812-26/gzira-sanction-minor-difference-from-approved-layouts-in): To sanction minor difference from approved layouts in PA/7611/17. Pending, validated 15 July 2026, 34 m away - [**PA/06335/26** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06335-26/gzira-internal-alterations-to-existing-building-as-approved): Internal alterations to existing building as approved in PA/4522/95. Pending, validated 16 September 2026, 37 m away - [**PA/08601/24** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08601-24/gzira-alterations-and-additions-to-approved-permit-pa-04897-22): Proposed alterations and additions to approved permit PA/04897/22. Proposed alterations include correction of site extents, change from car parking spaces to… Granted, validated 24 December 2024, 39 m away - [**PA/02941/23** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02941-23/gzira-change-of-use-from-laundrette-to-class): Change of use from laundrette to Class 4B (retail) and variations from the official building alignment. Refused, validated 24 May 2023, 42 m away - [**PA/03852/24** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03852-24/gzira-demolish-existing-premises): To demolish existing premises, to excavate basement level and to construct an underground reservoirs, six basement garages, two ground floor maisonettes,… Granted, validated 6 November 2024, 49 m away - [**PA/01005/24** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01005-24/gzira-signage): Proposed signage. Granted, validated 21 February 2024, 49 m away - [**PA/05639/23** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05639-23/gzira-demolition-of-existing-building-and-construction-of): Demolition of existing building and construction of street level garages and Class 4B outlet at elevated ground floor from Triq Dr Guze Miceli and 6 overlying… Granted, validated 27 September 2023, 6 floors plus a receded floor, 51 m away - [**PA/04200/24** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04200-24/gzira-sanctioning-of-the-removal-of-two-basement): Sanctioning of the removal of two basement levels due to unforeseen construction issues and other internal as built alterations, and proposed internal… Granted, validated 4 September 2024, 59 m away - [**PA/04246/25** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04246-25/gzira-sanction-class-4a-ancillary-office-for-condominium): To sanction Class 4A ancillary office for condominium administration, formally a residential unit as approved in PA/06191/08, part of which was regularised as… Granted, validated 25 June 2025, 68 m away - [**PA/05319/23** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05319-23/gzira-renewal-of-pa3131-18-to-convert-existing): Renewal of PA3131/18 - To convert existing penthouse into flat and reconstruct penthouse. Granted, validated 19 October 2023, 71 m away - [**PA/00654/21** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00654-21/gzira-alterations-and-additions-to-the-approved-development): Proposed alterations and additions to the approved development permit PA/01774/19, which include two additional basement levels connected to the basement… Status being checked, 72 m away - [**PA/00780/22** Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00780-22/gzira-use-of-outdoor-area-for-placing-of): Use of outdoor area for placing of tables and chairs, and installing retractable canopy. Status being checked, 73 m away ## More by Duncan Muscat - [**PA/07796/26** Mosta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07796-26/mosta-change-of-use-from-barber-shop): Change of use from Barber Shop (Class 4b) to Clinic (Class 2a) and sanctioning of internal partition walls as well as signage and glazed painted PVC vetrina /… Pending - [**PA/06672/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06672-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-additional-use-as-class-4b-mini-market-selling): Proposed additional use as Class 4B Mini-Market selling groceries, everyday essentials and household goods, as well as alcoholic beverages and tobacco /… Pending, validated 14 October 2026 - [**PA/06557/26** Mosta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06557-26/mosta-excavate-an-undeveloped-plot-of-land-down): To excavate an undeveloped plot of land down to semi-basement level and develop a block with underlying garages, 2 maisonettes at ground floor level and 2… Pending, validated 23 September 2026, 2 floors - [**PA/06350/26** Zebbug](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06350-26/zebbug-excavation-of-one-basement-level-and-the): Excavation of one basement level and the construction of one Class 4B retail unit at basement and ground floor levels, and the construction of four overlying… Suspended, validated 16 September 2026, 2 floors - [**PA/05867/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05867-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-reinstate-dividing-wall-and-divide-existing-restaura): To reinstate dividing wall and divide existing restaurant into two separate restaurants (as was approved in PA2400/99). Pending, validated 26 August 2026 - [**PA/05319/26** Zejtun](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05319-26/zejtun-conversion-of-an-existing-tool-room-within): Conversion of an existing tool room within a small two-storey rural building into a value-added Class 4D, agricultural processing facility. Pending, validated 5 August 2026 [All applications by Duncan Muscat](https://propertylist.mt/perit/duncan-muscat) [All planning applications in Gzira](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/gzira)