PA/06609/26: demolish two maisonettes in Santa Venera
No. 53, 55, Triq Abela, Santa Venera
To demolish two maisonettes, while retainining front elevation, and to construct a ground floor maisonette, two apartments and one duplex penthouse.
- Status
- Pending (Awaiting Recommendation)
- Location
- No. 53, 55, Triq Abela, Santa Venera
- Locality
- Santa Venera
- Applicant
- Balghi Ltd Attn: Bernard Baldacchino
- Perit
- Aquilina and Sammut Alessi
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 3 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 4
- Received
- 2 June 2026
- Validated
- 30 September 2026
- Published
- 30 September 2026
- Comments close
- 30 October 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around No. 53, 55, Triq Abela, Santa Venera
229 other applications within 300 m: 158 granted, 3 refused, 16 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/05235/24).
On Triq Abela: 22 other applications, 17 granted and 1 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4. Periti active on this street: Kerstien Micallef, Charles Azzopardi, Samuel Formosa, Kyle Vella, Robert Sarsero.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 36 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/07508/26 Santa Venera: Proposed alterations to existing maisonette, part-demolition, construction of an additional floor and receded floor level and creating four new residential…
- PA/07616/25 Santa Venera: To sanction replacement of concrete roof post 1967 to existing pre-1967 property.
- PA/02943/23 Santa Venera: Proposed change of use from garage to Class 4B shop (Barber Shop) to include removal of existing garage door, and proposed fixing of sign, a shop front and ac…
- PA/07824/24 Santa Venera: To make minor internal and external alterations to an existing pre-1967 townhouse. Alterations include the reconstruction of damaged ceilings.
- PA/02873/25 Santa Venera: Construction of a 2nd, 3rd, and a recessed floor over existing 1st floor. Proposal includes for the extension of common stairs and lift. Finally, proposal…
- PA/03928/23 Santa Venera: Proposed washroom at roof level in lieu of PA2234/22.
- PA/02234/22 Santa Venera: Internal alterations to a pre-1967 dwelling and construction of an additional floor.
- PA/02441/24 Santa Venera: To propose structural alterations to pre-1967 block. The alterations include the demolition of some internal walls; façade at 1st floor; stairs; and the 2…
- PA/02840/25 Santa Venera: Demolition of existing first floor maisonette (partially retaining existing facade) and proposed construction of three apartments and a penthouse at receded…
- PA/08633/24 Santa Venera: Alterations to dwelling and garage including formation of an interconnection and sanctioning of garage door material.
- PA/03061/25 Santa Venera: Proposed demolition of existing maisonette (retaining existing facade) and construction of new maisonette following new layout.
- PA/03217/22 Santa Venera: Sanctioning the construction of an extension at the ground floor level and store at the second-floor level to a pre-1968 dwelling. A proposed extension of the…
- PA/03605/23 Santa Venera: To carry out alterations and extensions to a pre-1967 dwelling and to construct 3 residential units on existing airspace.
- PA/03571/23 Santa Venera: Demolition of existing structure at roof level, internal and external alterations including changing of closed balcony. Construction of an extension at…
- PA/07259/23 Santa Venera: Proposed changes to approved permit PA/3691/23 whereby we are requesting to demolish the existing building and retain the facade and entrance hall, install a…
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