PA/07245/26: demolish existing building in Kercem
Infill Plot, Sqaq ta' Xirfi, Kercem
To demolish existing building, propose excavation and construction of reservoir, 9 garages at basement level, office Class 4A, signage, residential units at ground, first, second and receded level with pools.
- Status
- Pending (Awaiting Recommendation)
- Location
- Infill Plot, Sqaq ta' Xirfi, Kercem
- Locality
- Kercem
- Applicant
- Julian Cefai
- Perit
- Perit Wayne Scerri
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Outside Development Zone
- Type of works
- Demolition & New Construction (Residential)
- Height
- 3 floors plus a receded floor
- Received
- 1 July 2026
- Validated
- 21 October 2026
- Published
- 21 October 2026
- Comments close
- 20 November 2026
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around Infill Plot, Sqaq ta' Xirfi, Kercem
32 other applications within 300 m: 18 granted, 2 refused, 4 pending. 90% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 2 floors (PA/03086/26).
On Sqaq ta' Xirfi: 2 other applications, 0 granted and 0 refused.
Approval estimate for demolition & new construction applications like this here: about 79% (likely range 49–100%, low reliability, from 4 comparable decisions nearby). It proposes 3 floors; the tallest granted nearby is 2. Outside the development zone, where approvals are harder. 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/07302/26 Kercem: To retain facade, to partly internal additions to existing pre-1967 dwelling, to excavate and to construct 3 residential dwellings. To also carry out…
- PA/05049/24 Kercem: To demolish existing building. To construct basement garages, 13 apartments and 4 units at receded floor.
- PA/07984/25 Kercem: To carry out alterations to garages and residential units approved in PA/05049/24. Alterations include changes to internal layout and extension to garages.
- PA/01614/21 Kercem: To demolish existing structures and to construct a terraced house with a garage
- PA/00130/25 Kercem: Renewal of permit PA/03191/17 - Renewal of permit PA/0288/12 - to demolish existing building and construct 2 terraced houses.
- PA/07928/24 Kercem: To sanction changes in apartment block, from PA/08267/20 to as built.
- PA/06886/26 Kercem: Proposed underground water reservoir and pump room.
- PA/00740/20 Kercem: To construct garage at basement level with overlying four apartments and a penthouse, with a different layout and levels from that approved in Permit…
- PA/04139/26 Kercem: To demolish existing building and to excavate part of site to accommodate reservoir, and to construct 2 garages at ground floor level, and overlying 3…
- PA/06688/25 Kercem: To sanction variations to elements in facade, minor internal alterations and garden shed from PAPB1030/73.
- PA/01457/25 Kercem: To carry out alterations and extensions to dwellings approved in PA/01442/22. Alterations include changes to layout, facades and levels. To also excavate and…
- PA/01442/22 Kercem: To carry out alterations to dwelling approved in PA05333/20 and to construct a terraced house.
- PA/06008/23 Kercem: To carry out internal and external alterations to a pre-1967 dwelling. Alterations include changes to layout, extensions at roof level and construction of a…
- PA/05420/23 Kercem: Alterations to approved permit PA2991/20, which include the construction of six residential units, five garages and two car spaces. Proposal includes the…
- PA/03483/23 Kercem: To sanction additions to pre-1957 dwelling, mainly consisting of some rooms, and to sanction differences from drawings approve in PA/01198/06, mainly…
More by Wayne Scerri
- PA/07358/26 Sliema: To demolish existing internal walls and ceilings (retaining facade), plus construction of a Class 3A guest house at ground, first, second, third and setback…
- PA/07337/26 Nadur: Proposed internal alterations to approved PA6882/22.
- PA/07302/26 Kercem: To retain facade, to partly internal additions to existing pre-1967 dwelling, to excavate and to construct 3 residential dwellings. To also carry out…
- PA/07175/26 Kalkara: To extend the existing washroom at setback floor level, in an existing pre-1968 dwelling.
- PA/07021/26 St Julians: To convert an existing dilipadited pre-67 residential structure on the same built up footprint consisting of internal and external modifications including…
- PA/06963/26 Qormi: Introduction of two windows on facade at ground floor level.
All applications by Wayne Scerri
More from Julian Cefai
- PA/01400/26 Zebbug (Gozo): Excavation of basement and reservoirs and to construct two houses on two floors plus roof structures with pools incorporating existing rooms on site on which…
- PA/07069/25 Rabat (Gozo): Proposed demolition and excavation of reservoir. Proposed construction of street level garage, Class 4A office, 3 apartments and 1 apartment at receded level…
- PA/06514/25 Rabat (Gozo): Proposed internal and external alterations to pre-68 building, that includes subdivision of existing property into two residential units.
- PA/05610/25 Qala: To extend the site area approved in PA 7982/24 by demolishing an existing dwelling, to excavate this part of site (under the dwelling) and to construct the…
- PA/05391/25 Xewkija: Proposed excavation of reservoirs, retention of pre-1968 structure and construction of two houses with pool.
- PA/03695/25 Hamrun: To demolish existing dwelling, carry out excavation works, and construct a ground floor garage and four overlying apartments. The access to the proposed…