--- title: "PA/06401/25: Change of use from residential in Rabat | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06401-25/rabat-change-of-use-from-residential source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Suspended planning application in Rabat: Change of use from residential (Class 1) to guesthouse (Class 3A), restoration of facade, alterations at ground and… Planning applications › Rabat › PA0640125 # PA/06401/25: Change of use from residential in Rabat 20, Triq il-Kbira, Rabat Change of use from residential (Class 1) to guesthouse (Class 3A), restoration of facade, alterations at ground and first floor levels including the replacement of dangerous roofs, addition of a second floor level and skylight over courtyard, and installation of services including pv panels at uppermost roof level. - **Status:** Suspended (Application processing is currently suspended at the perit's request) - **Location:** 20, Triq il-Kbira, Rabat - **Locality:** [Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/rabat) - **Applicant:** Silvio Tonna - **Perit:** [Perit Godwin Cassar](https://propertylist.mt/perit/godwin-cassar) - **Application type:** Full development permission - **Zone:** Within Development Zone - **Type of works:** Change of Use - **Height:** 2 floors - **Residential units:** 1 - **Received:** 5 August 2025 - **Validated:** 1 October 2025 - **Published:** 1 October 2025 - **Comments close:** 31 October 2025 [Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/06401/25) [Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=06401&caseYear=25) ## Planning activity around 20, Triq il-Kbira, Rabat 158 other applications within 300 m: 95 granted, 4 refused, 20 pending. 96% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 3 floors (PA/00810/24). On Triq il-Kbira: 15 other applications, 5 granted and 1 refused. Periti active on this street: [Mark Azzopardi](https://propertylist.mt/perit/mark-azzopardi). Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 93% (likely range 63–100%, low reliability, from 18 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/07091/24** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07091-24/rabat-demolition-of-2-rooms-at-second-floor): The demolition of 2 rooms at second floor level and the construction of an additional floor, which is overlying a first floor maisonette and will consist of a… Pending, validated 16 October 2024, 3 floors, 11 m away - [**PA/00550/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00550-26/rabat-change-of-use-from-shop-class-4b): Change of use from shop Class 4B to garage; alterations to include the removal of shop signage, removal of internal temporary partitions, and an enlargement… Pending, validated 4 February 2026, 27 m away - [**PA/04650/23** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04650-23/rabat-renewal-of-the-development-permission-pa7975-17-for): Renewal of the development permission PA7975/17 for the conservation of the main belfry and maintenance of roof areas. Granted, validated 18 September 2023, 36 m away - [**PA/01551/24** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01551-24/rabat-change-of-use-from-class-4b): Change of use from Class 4B (retail) to Class 4C (food and drink establishment/ no cooking allowed.) Development to also include minor internal alterations… Granted, validated 20 March 2024, 51 m away - [**PA/01448/23** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01448-23/rabat-extension-of-a-class-3a-guesthouse-as): Extension of a Class 3A guesthouse as approved per PA08649/20. The extension will consist of 3 bedrooms. Works include the increase of 1 receded floor level,… Granted, validated 17 May 2023, 51 m away - [**PA/06082/23** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06082-23/rabat-renewal-of-pa-04314-18-for-the-proposed-change): Renewal of PA/04314/18 for the proposed change of use to a Class 4C food and drink establishment (no cooking) as per LN74/2014, including signage. Proposal to… Granted, validated 9 November 2023, 52 m away - [**PA/01857/25** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01857-25/rabat-proposal-includes-change-of-use-of-the): Proposal includes change of use of the existing townhouse to a guest house (Class 3A), various internal alterations, extension at roof level and restoration… Granted, validated 18 March 2025, 60 m away - [**PA/03020/24** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03020-24/rabat-sanctioning-of-existing-sign-on-facade): Sanctioning of existing sign on facade. Withdrawn, 62 m away - [**PA/04048/23** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04048-23/rabat-demolish-roof-structures-approved-in-pa2294-16): To demolish roof structures approved in PA2294/16. Granted, validated 4 October 2023, 63 m away - [**PA/00286/22** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00286-22/rabat-sanction-minor-variations-from-previously-approved-permit): To sanction minor variations from previously approved permit PA1928/01 and to correct he approved drawings following an accurate survey of the property. Status being checked, 63 m away - [**PA/02225/21** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02225-21/rabat-internal-and-external-alterations-to-existing-derelict): Internal and external alterations to existing derelict property, including restoration of facade, minimal internal alterations and sanctioning of variations… Status being checked, 69 m away - [**PA/00148/25** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00148-25/rabat-restoration-of-existing-facade): Restoration of existing facade. Granted, validated 22 January 2025, 71 m away - [**PA/03537/24** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03537-24/rabat-restoration-of-facade): Restoration of facade. Granted, validated 10 July 2024, 71 m away - [**PA/01019/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01019-26/rabat-the-replacement-of-a-timber-door-to): Request for the replacement of a timber door to a steel fire door in Triq Nikola Saura. Withdrawn, 71 m away - [**PA/01948/25** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01948-25/rabat-propose-the-change-of-use-of-a): To propose the change of use of a pre-1968 structure to a Class 4B retail and Class 5A cobbler including the installation of wall lining, signage and changes… Granted, validated 26 March 2025, 74 m away ## More by Godwin Cassar - [**PA/07717/26** Sliema](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07717-26/sliema-change-of-use-from-domestic-store-to): Change of use from domestic store to Class 4A office and restoration of façade. Pending - [**PA/05427/26** Hamrun](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05427-26/hamrun-internal-alterations-to-the-existing-townhouse): Internal alterations to the existing townhouse. Construction of a small extension to the proposed bedroom at second floor level and construction of a small… Granted, validated 29 September 2026, 3 floors - [**PA/05290/26** San Gwann](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05290-26/san-gwann-sanctioning-of-the-apartment-as-constructed): Sanctioning of the apartment as constructed, based on a property survey, including minor variations in the positioning of internal walls from the originally… Granted, validated 16 September 2026 - [**PA/04054/26** Qrendi](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04054-26/qrendi-sanctioning-of-a-garage-and-part-of): Sanctioning of a garage and part of the common aisle with a layout differing from that approved under permit PA/06505/17, following a detailed site survey. Granted, validated 17 June 2026 - [**PA/03507/26** St Julians](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03507-26/st-julians-sanctioning-of-the-existing-apartment-following-a): Sanctioning of the existing apartment following a detailed survey, which identified minor deviations from the approved plans under RG/00463/16 and… Granted, validated 25 June 2026 - [**PA/03346/26** Belt Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03346-26/belt-valletta-change-of-use-from-a-disused-space): Change of use from a disused space to a pizzeria (Class 4D), including internal alterations and installation of a sign on the facade. Suspended, validated 27 May 2026 [All applications by Godwin Cassar](https://propertylist.mt/perit/godwin-cassar) [All planning applications in Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/rabat)