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title: "PA/07541/26: Change of use from single storey rural in Rabat | PropertyList"
url: https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07541-26/rabat-change-of-use-from-single-storey-rural
source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register
retrieved: 2026-11-02
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> Pending planning application in Rabat: Change of use from single storey rural dwelling/agricultural storage rooms to a single storey Class 2B Visitor Hub…

Planning applications › Rabat › PA0754126

# PA/07541/26: Change of use from single storey rural in Rabat

Bahriija Bronze Age Settlement Visitor Hub and Research Centre, Blata tal-Melh, Limiti tar-, Bahrija, Rabat

Change of use from single storey rural dwelling/agricultural storage rooms to a single storey Class 2B Visitor Hub and Research Centre with an audio-visual room, display area, office, and small café. Project includes full restoration of vernacular structure, part reconstruction of collapsed rooms and refurbishment to render the dwelling fit for human occupation.

- **Status:** Pending (Awaiting Recommendation)
- **Location:** Bahriija Bronze Age Settlement Visitor Hub and Research Centre, Blata tal-Melh, Limiti tar-, Bahrija, Rabat
- **Locality:** [Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/planning-applications/rabat)
- **Applicant:** [Josef Said obo Bahrija Foundation](https://propertylist.mt/applicant/bahrija-foundation)
- **Perit:** [AP Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/perit/ap-valletta)
- **Application type:** Full development permission
- **Zone:** Outside Development Zone
- **Type of works:** Change of Use
- **Height:** 1 floor
- **Received:** 16 September 2026
- **Validated:** 28 October 2026
- **Published:** 28 October 2026
- **Comments close:** 27 November 2026

The public planning file has 24 documents: plans, reports, consultations and the decision.

[Case details on the Planning Authority website](https://www.pa.org.mt/pacasedetails?CaseType=PA/07541/26)

[Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps](https://eapps.pa.org.mt/Case/CaseDetails?caseType=PA&casenumber=07541&caseYear=26)

## Planning activity around Bahriija Bronze Age Settlement Visitor Hub and Research Centre, Blata tal-Melh, Limiti tar-, Bahrija, Rabat

No other applications recorded nearby yet.

Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 92% (likely range 62–100%, low reliability, from 0 comparable decisions nearby). No granted application nearby states a height to compare with. 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.

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