PA/06850/25: clear out and excavate site in Mosta
Vacant land, Triq Dun Gwann Debono, Mosta
To clear out and excavate site, including demolition of rubble wall, and to propose the Richmond Foundation Wellbeing Centre in the form of a mixed-use building that includes Class 2A and 2C spaces as primary use with secondary ancillary services such as a Class 4C cafeteria and Class 4A offices dedicated to Richmond Foundation. All uses will occupy four full floors and a receded floor with two basement levels dedicated to parking provision and services.
- Status
- Granted (A request for the reconsideration of the original decision on this application has been submitted and is under review.)
- Location
- Vacant land, Triq Dun Gwann Debono, Mosta
- Locality
- Mosta
- Applicant
- Daniela Calleja Bitar o.b.o Richmond Foundation
- Perit
- Perit Alex Spiteri
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Commercial)
- Height
- 4 floors plus a receded floor
- Received
- 30 June 2025
- Validated
- 22 October 2025
- Published
- 5 November 2025
- Comments close
- 5 December 2025
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 11 March 2026
- Permit expires
- 25 March 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Vacant land, Triq Dun Gwann Debono, Mosta
132 other applications within 300 m: 78 granted, 2 refused, 18 pending. 98% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/04547/23).
On Triq Dun Gwann Debono: 5 other applications, 4 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 4.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 94% (likely range 64–100%, low reliability, from 15 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/00704/26 Mosta: To propose the development of a Puttinu Cares Treatment Centre (Class 2A) with ancillary facilities, including excavation and construction of four basement…
- PA/00882/21 Mosta: Proposed uprooting existing vegetation, excavation and construction of 26 garages over 3 basement levels, 4 maisonettes, 15 apartments and 4 penthouses.
- PA/02703/21 Mosta: To excavate existing plot of land and to construct 20 basement garages and 19 residential units over five levels.
- PA/01778/22 Mosta: Construction of 19 garages at basement level -1 and 19 residential units over five levels with a different layout from that approved in permission PA2703/21…
- PA/07517/25 Mosta: Proposed excavation of additional interconnected basement level to approved PA/6754/24, resulting in a total of 56 private parking garages.
- PA/01029/25 Mosta: Change of use from private car garage as approved by PA6749/22 to public service garage.
- PA/06754/24 Mosta: Alterations and extension to development approved by PA/4742/22 : Proposal shall include excavation of a level and a half of basement levels, and construction…
- PA/02880/26 Mosta: Proposed additional basement floor at level -3 only to approved permit PA/6850/25.
- PA/00779/26 Mosta: To excavate and construct 22 basement garages, 4 maisonettes, 15 apartments and 5 penthouses.
- PA/00465/20 Mosta: Removal of top soil and excavation; the construction of a residential block consisting of 2 semi-basement garages and 2 car parking spaces, 1 maisonette, 1…
- PA/04547/23 Mosta: Proposed construction of basement garages (interconnected with garages approved by PA6749/22), maisonettes, apartments, penthouses and Class 4A office in…
- PA/06599/25 Mosta: Proposed construction of 40 garages over 3 basement levels with underlying water reservoir, 4 maisonettes, 15 apartments and 5 penthouses
- PA/05085/26 Mosta: To sanction internal alterations and extension to private car garage No. 9 approved in PA/03287/05, underneath development approved in PA/00173/21.
- PA/00173/21 Mosta: To carry out alterations to existing residential unit, demolition of washroom and construction of lift, two residential units and a penthouse
- PA/02608/24 Mosta: Proposed division of duplex into 2 separate units and pool at roof level in lieu with PA/03937/21.
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