PA/06809/25: demolish existing terraced house in San Pawl il-Bahar
77 and 79, Il-Herza, Triq Andrew Cunningham, Qawra, San Pawl il-Bahar
To demolish existing terraced house, excavate 3 basement levels and a reservoir, and to construct 25 basement garages, 2 maisonettes and 2 ground floor garages at ground floor level, 4 apartments on each first to sixth floor level, and 3 penthouse at the receded floor level.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 77 and 79, Il-Herza, Triq Andrew Cunningham, Qawra, San Pawl il-Bahar
- Locality
- San Pawl il-Bahar
- Applicant
- David Psaila
- Perit
- Perit Matthew Psaila
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 7 floors plus a receded floor
- Residential units
- 29
- Received
- 25 September 2025
- Validated
- 22 October 2025
- Published
- 22 October 2025
- Comments close
- 21 November 2025
- Recommendation
- Refuse Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 11 March 2026
- Permit expires
- 15 April 2031
The public planning file has 136 documents: plans, reports, consultations and the decision.
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 77 and 79, Il-Herza, Triq Andrew Cunningham, Qawra, San Pawl il-Bahar
106 other applications within 300 m: 73 granted, 2 refused, 8 pending. 97% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 11 floors (PA/02964/23).
On Triq Andrew Cunningham: 12 other applications, 7 granted and 1 refused. Periti active on this street: Daniel Grima, Anthony Fenech Vella.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction 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/00142/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing and construction of three basement garages, two maisonettes at ground floor level and twelve overlying apartments on six…
- PA/00721/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed change of use from Class 4C to Class 4D establishment.
- PA/04534/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction an existing 1-bedroom apartment at fifth floor level, as previously approved under permit no. PA/1711/14.
- PA/01882/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction internal and external alterations from PB/01480/81.
- PA/01303/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of the existing semi detached 1-storey property and sanctioning of basement stores. Proposed construction of two garage level at the…
- PA/00486/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed alterations to façade which include removal of closed aluminium balcony and installation of aluminium railing to match existing
- 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/00338/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction garage as built. No development permission could be traced.
- PA/07811/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction minor internal alterations.
- PA/06417/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of change of use of garage to a Class 4A office and store at back; the latter includes an intermediate floor used for storage and accessed via a…
- PA/07223/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction the garage as built, in view of subdivision and minor alterations from the original permit PA/01925/91.
- PA/01350/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To extend penthouse terrace on existing top of roof, approved in PA/11047/18 and at the sixth-floor level to open door to existing balcony on facade same…
- PA/00755/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction property as built and to propose internal and external alterations.
- PA/06778/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction garage as built.
- PA/04623/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing farmhouse, excavate and construct 35no garages at basement levels -3, -2 and -1, 4no maisonettes and 1no apartment at ground flr level…
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- PA/06415/26 Mosta: To propose the reconfiguration of the approved ground floor in approved PA/4287/20 and PA/4375/20, to include the introduction of six (6) Class 4B local shops…
- PA/06142/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose the change of use of an approved PA/05176/25 Class 4B shop and Class 1A residential dwelling, to a Class 3B hotel including a Class 4B retail…
- PA/06032/26 Mosta: To propose the reconfiguration of the approved basement floors in approved PA/4287/20 and PA/4375/20, while proposing the basement -1 to be used as a public…
- PA/05996/26 San Gwann: Proposed reconfiguration of approved PA/5406/16 to create one - 1 bedroom unit and two - 2 bedroom units.
- PA/05963/26 Zebbug: To propose the reconfiguration of the basement levels -2 and -3 from approved PA/07151/25 to accommodate for a total of fifty-five (55) lock-up garages and…
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- PA/06142/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose the change of use of an approved PA/05176/25 Class 4B shop and Class 1A residential dwelling, to a Class 3B hotel including a Class 4B retail…
- PA/06032/26 Mosta: To propose the reconfiguration of the approved basement floors in approved PA/4287/20 and PA/4375/20, while proposing the basement -1 to be used as a public…
- PA/05429/26 Qormi: Proposed addition of a basement level for use as a residential garage to the approved PA/03752/25 residential dwelling, together with the reconfiguration of…
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