PA/06371/25: demolish existing property whilst retaining one room in Zebbug
77, 79, Triq il-Qolla, Zebbug
To demolish existing property whilst retaining one room at the back. To excavate site, including excavation over the existing reservoir, construction of basement with four garages, and to lower the roof of the existing reservoir. To construct four apartments.
- Status
- Granted (Planning Authority decision reviewed by Appeals Board / EPRT)
- Location
- 77, 79, Triq il-Qolla, Zebbug
- Locality
- Zebbug
- Applicant
- Rocco Mifsud
- Perit
- Perit Charles Buhagiar
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 1 floor
- Residential units
- 4
- Received
- 1 August 2025
- Validated
- 21 January 2026
- Published
- 21 January 2026
- Comments close
- 20 February 2026
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 10 June 2026
- Permit expires
- 24 June 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 77, 79, Triq il-Qolla, Zebbug
98 other applications within 300 m: 65 granted, 2 refused, 10 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 4 floors (PA/02838/23).
On Triq il-Qolla: 8 other applications, 3 granted and 1 refused. Periti active on this street: Innovative Design Architects (iDA), Charles Buhagiar.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 11 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/05193/26 Zebbug: Subdivision of dwelling into two maisonettes which includes minor internal alterations.
- PA/07352/25 Zebbug: Minor internal and external alterations over an existing terraced house.
- PA/07980/25 Zebbug: To convert study to bedroom in first floor maisonette.
- PA/00545/20 Zebbug: Construction of pool in backyard and aluminium fencing on third party wall.
- PA/01634/24 Zebbug: To sanction semi basement garage as built.
- PA/02097/21 Zebbug: Demolition of existing first floor apartment and re-construction of first floor and second as approved in PA/09717/19. Construction of third and receded floor…
- PA/06468/23 Zebbug: To excavate site and construct a basement and a pool. To construct an extension to an existing pre-1967 residential unit comprising kitchen, laundry room, at…
- PA/01408/26 Zebbug: Proposed sanction of maisonette and apartment at first floor as built from that approved in PA3348/07 and proposed internal alterations including internal…
- PA/04637/23 Zebbug: Demolition of existing property, excavation and construction of basement garages, an overlying ground floor level maisonette, four apartments and four…
- PA/00210/20 Zebbug: Internal and external alterations to existing residential unit at first floor level, demolition of existing washroom, construction of additional apartments at…
- PA/07006/26 Zebbug: Sanctioning of signage and minor variations between approved (DN/996/16) and as built drawings, and proposed change of class from Class 1D - professional…
- PA/08246/24 Zebbug: Demolition of existing dwelling, excavation and construction of 9 basement garages, and 6 overlying maisonettes.
- PA/06960/23 Zebbug: To sanction change of use from residential units to Class 2A - residential institution (d) clinic for professionals complementary to medicine at first and…
- PA/04481/23 Zebbug: Proposed internal and external alterations to existing dwelling approved in PA6982/19. Demolition of existing domestic store and stairwell at third floor…
- PA/07364/24 Zebbug: To sanction canopy and storage unit at roof level as previously approved by PA/400/15, including proposed screening of services at upper 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.