PA/07125/24: demolish existing shopping centre and multipurpose hall in Rabat (Gozo)
City Pearl, Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Triq San Guzepp Labre', Rabat (Gozo)
To demolish existing shopping centre and multipurpose hall approved in PB151/77 and to construct a new shopping centre (Class 4B) including Class 4A office space, supermarket facilities, Class 3B hotel accommodation, underlying parking spaces and storage facilities as well as 35 residential units.
- Status
- Suspended (Application processing is currently suspended at the perit's request)
- Location
- City Pearl, Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Triq San Guzepp Labre', Rabat (Gozo)
- Locality
- Rabat (Gozo)
- Applicant
- Silvan Fenech
- Perit
- Perit Alexander Bigeni
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Residential units
- 35
- Received
- 5 September 2024
- Validated
- 10 June 2026
- Published
- 10 June 2026
- Comments close
- 10 July 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around City Pearl, Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Triq San Guzepp Labre', Rabat (Gozo)
110 other applications within 300 m: 73 granted, 1 refused, 12 pending. 99% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 5 floors (PA/06575/24).
On Triq Fortunato Mizzi: 26 other applications, 15 granted and 0 refused; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, the tallest 5. Periti active on this street: Alexander Bigeni, John Saliba, Annamaria Attard Montalto, Emanuel Vella, Mariella Xuereb.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, low reliability, from 6 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/01932/22 Rabat (Gozo): Minor internal alterations at ground, first and second floor, including relocation of w.c. facilities and re-organisation of the circulation spaces, including…
- PA/05041/26 Rabat (Gozo): Variations from the official building alignment.
- PA/06005/24 Rabat (Gozo): Change of use from existing garage to Class 4C. Proposal includes the fixing of a sign.
- PA/04471/24 Rabat (Gozo): To sanction the carrying out of internal alterations to the Class 4A offices at third-floor level and the construction of a store at receded floor level.
- PA/00362/23 Rabat (Gozo): Renewal to PA6534/17 - To renew permission PA954/12: Change of use of existing first floor maisonette to offices and construction of additional offices at…
- PA/07303/23 Rabat (Gozo): To demolish existing first floor level. To propose variations to the approved first and second floor levels having PA362/23 and change of use from offices to…
- PA/05518/24 Rabat (Gozo): To include mini market and butcher to approved Class 4B and part change of use to Class 4C. Correction of levels of both shops.
- PA/01267/22 Rabat (Gozo): Development of existing airspace, at second and third floor, into duplex three bedroomed unit and sanctioning of minor internal deviations at first floor when…
- PA/02985/26 Rabat (Gozo): To demolish existing building and to construct a Class 4B (retail) at ground and mezzanin level, Class 4A offices from first to receded floor and garages and…
- PA/02145/23 Rabat (Gozo): Alterations and change in use of store and catering establishment into retail (Class 4B) unit and a beautician/hairdresser (Class 4B) unit including…
- PA/06676/23 Rabat (Gozo): Proposed demolition of existing elevated maisonettes, shop on the ground floor, and basement. Construction of Class 4D restaurant at basement and ground floor…
- PA/04103/26 Rabat (Gozo): To carry out changes to building approved in PA/06676/23 (not yet built). To construct a hotel (Class 3B) including ancillary restaurant (Class 4D), breakfast…
- PA/05829/25 Rabat (Gozo): To sanction variations from PA7010/98 and PB3120/65 namely addition of basement and extension at the back of first floor and change of use of car service area…
- PA/04420/23 Rabat (Gozo): To renew PA/02101/18 - To demolish existing roof structure and to construct offices (Class 4A) at third floor level and at receded floor level on existing.
- PA/00773/21 Rabat (Gozo): To construct study at third floor flat and minor internal alterations.
More by Alexander Bigeni
- PA/07798/26 Nadur: To excavate and to construct 9 residential units with underlying garages.
- PA/07769/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To carry out alterations and additions to a pre-1967 a residential dwelling. Alterations include changes to internal layout.
- PA/07733/26 Qala: To carry out alterations to internal layout and to facade of residential units approved in PA/07213/22 and PA/05532/24. To also sanction further excavation…
- PA/07652/26 Nadur: To excavate and to construct an agricultural store with an underlying basement. To also construct an underground water reservoir.
- PA/07646/26 Xaghra: To carry out alterations and extentions to dwelling approved in PA/06703/22. Alterations include changes to layout and to facade.
- PA/07631/26 Ghajnsielem: To demolish existing dwelling, to excavate and to construct 12 residential units and 3 shops (Class 4B) with underlying garages. To also install signage.
All applications by Alexander Bigeni
More from Silvan Fenech
- PA/01635/26 Mosta: Proposed internal and external alterations and removal of basement level -4 from approved PA/00729/23.
- PA/00715/24 Qormi: To retain part of existing structures and to carry out alterations and additions to the same. To dismantle and relocate part of existing structure within…
- PA/05836/23 Qormi: To demolish existing structures, to excavate one basement beneath lower street level to construct two levels of garages and 49 residential units.
- PA/01176/20 Birkirkara: Demolition and excavation of two maisonettes. Construction of one basement level including 4 garages, one maisonette, three apartments over three floors and…