PA/07121/26: demolition of property in San Pawl il-Bahar

Apartments 1-8, Sandheads, Trejqet il-Kulpara, Bugibba, San Pawl il-Bahar

Proposed demolition of property, excavation of site and construction of 54 basement garages, 7 maisonettes, 1 Class 4A office, 56 apartments and 6 penthouses.Access to basement garages through adjacent property. Changes in PA/06178/25 to allow access to said basement levels.

Status

Pending (Awaiting Recommendation)

Location

Apartments 1-8, Sandheads, Trejqet il-Kulpara, Bugibba, San Pawl il-Bahar

Locality

San Pawl il-Bahar

Applicant

Kurt Polidano

Perit

Perit Maria Schembri Grima

Application type

Full development permission

Zone

Within Development Zone

Type of works

Demolition & New Construction (Residential)

Residential units

69

Received

1 July 2026

Validated

14 October 2026

Published

28 October 2026

Comments close

27 November 2026

The public planning file has 48 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 Apartments 1-8, Sandheads, Trejqet il-Kulpara, Bugibba, San Pawl il-Bahar

128 other applications within 300 m: 73 granted, 5 refused, 17 pending. 94% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 8 floors (PA/04795/25).

On Trejqet il-Kulpara: 4 other applications, 2 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, the tallest 3. Periti active on this street: Emmanuel k.a. Noel Debattista.

Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 7 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/00638/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Minor internal alterations to residence to alter use of rooms in the said residence, change of access to maisonette to new stairs off trejqet il-Kulparra.… Suspended, validated 4 February 2026, 16 m away
• PA/06534/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction third floor apartment variations from PA/00255/00, including variations from the official building alignment. Pending, validated 23 September 2026, 27 m away
• PA/05856/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal alterations to pre-1968 apartment layout with variations from the official building alignment, addition of window on façade and replacement of… Granted, validated 12 December 2023, 32 m away
• PA/07784/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction alterations to a pre-1967 building, which include changing the garage to a bedroom, which forms part of apartment number two (2). To sanction… Granted, validated 27 February 2024, 34 m away
• PA/06178/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of property, excavation of site and construction of 71 basement garages and 2 parking spaces, 1 office Class 4A, 8 maisonettes, 63… Granted, validated 24 September 2025, 3 floors plus a receded floor, 36 m away
• PA/05727/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction shifting of the front glazed aluminum door at receded fifth floor level. Granted, validated 14 September 2026, 39 m away
• PA/06431/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: (Extension of validity) renewal of permit PA4762/15. Extension of validity of permit PA4762/15. Addition of three floors on part of the apart hotel, Class… Withdrawn, validated 25 September 2024, 39 m away
• PA/03503/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To replace existing aluminium railings with tempered glass balustrades at receded fifth floor level Status being checked, 46 m away
• PA/03460/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning to replacement and relocation of front balcony aluminum door over approved plans in PA4168/07. Status being checked, 47 m away
• PA/06379/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of existing minor changes to apartment. Granted, validated 18 December 2023, 54 m away
• PA/00292/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: 1. Internal and external alterations to the existing dwelling including demolition of washroom. 2. Construction of 2 overlying units and additional receded… Status being checked, 57 m away
• PA/00684/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction the change of use from a bingo hall into a Class 4B shop at basement level (type 1), to sanction light weight structure in the front garden area… Status being checked, 57 m away
• PA/03814/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolishing of existing dwelling and construction of an apartment block containing a basement level and three habitable levels. Granted, validated 11 June 2025, 3 floors, 58 m away
• PA/04795/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing property, excavation of two basement level for parking accessed from third party property and construction of 42 overlying… Granted, validated 23 July 2025, 8 floors, 62 m away
• PA/03800/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of internal alterations to pre-1968 dwelling. Granted, validated 1 August 2024, 65 m away

More by Maria Schembri Grima

• PA/07648/26 Balzan: Proposed subdivision of apartments approved in PA/00505/26. Proposed internal and external alterations. Proposed pool at receded floor level. Pending
• PA/07622/26 Fgura: Proposed demolition of existing garage and four maisonettes, excavation of site, construction of 7 garages at basement level, 15 residential units from ground… Pending, 4 floors plus a receded floor
• PA/07575/26 Mellieha: Subdivision of the approved penthouse at receded floor (Level 4) as approved under application PA/05613/23, to create two penthouses. Pending
• PA/07332/26 Marsa: Demolition of existing property, excavation of plot and construction of a hotel Class 3B from first floor upwards, a spa and an indoor pool at basement level,… Pending, validated 28 October 2026
• PA/07307/26 Zabbar: Proposed site clearance, excavation of the site, and construction of tombs at ground floor level together with columbariums. Pending, validated 21 October 2026, 1 floor
• PA/07301/26 Marsa: To proposed demolition of existing properties, excavation of a plot and construction of 3 garages at basement level. Proposed two maisonettes at ground floor… Pending, validated 21 October 2026

All applications by Maria Schembri Grima

More from Kurt Polidano

• PA/06178/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of property, excavation of site and construction of 71 basement garages and 2 parking spaces, 1 office Class 4A, 8 maisonettes, 63… Granted, validated 24 September 2025, 3 floors plus a receded floor
• PA/03494/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing properties, excavation of plot and construction of basement garages, twenty-one apartments, and eight maisonettes from… Suspended, validated 28 May 2025
• PA/01379/25 Msida: Proposed demolition of existing properties and excavation of -3 basement levels to include 60 car parking spaces at Levels -2, -1 and 0. 9 Shops Class 4B at… Granted, validated 5 March 2025
• PA/06976/24 Mosta: Demolition of existing house, excavation of reservoir, construction of maisonette, 3 overlying apartments and one penthouse. Proposal includes pools. Granted, validated 31 January 2025
• PA/06536/23 San Gwann: Sanctioning of internal and external alterations from approved permit PA2843/14 including minor layout changes at all levels and extension of washroom, and… Granted, validated 1 November 2023
• PA/01754/22 Gzira: Proposed changes of use from office Class 4A to partial Class 4B (beautician) and partial Class 2A (clinic). Proposal includes also internal and external… Status being checked

All planning applications in San Pawl il-Bahar