PA/08129/25: Change of use from existing Class 4B in Belt Valletta
199, Triq il-Merkanti, Belt Valletta
Change of use from existing Class 4B shop to Class 4D (restaurant) including alterations and installation of signage and lift.
- Status
- Granted (This application has been approved by Planning Board / Commission.)
- Location
- 199, Triq il-Merkanti, Belt Valletta
- Locality
- Belt Valletta
- Applicant
- Rosanne Baldacchino
- Perit
- Perit Christian Buhagiar
- Application type
- Full development permission
- Zone
- Within Development Zone
- Type of works
- Change of Use
- Received
- 1 September 2025
- Validated
- 17 December 2025
- Published
- 17 December 2025
- Comments close
- 26 January 2026
- Recommendation
- Grant Permission
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 24 June 2026
- Permit expires
- 15 July 2031
Case details on the Planning Authority website
Plans, case officer report and decision on eapps
Planning activity around 199, Triq il-Merkanti, Belt Valletta
276 other applications within 300 m: 154 granted, 12 refused, 29 pending. 93% of decided applications nearby were granted. Tallest granted nearby: 6 floors (PA/02555/26).
On Triq il-Merkanti: 46 other applications, 27 granted and 2 refused. Periti active on this street: Philip Micallef, Paul Camilleri, Philip Farrugia, Ruben Sciortino, Wallace Farrugia.
Approval estimate for change of use applications like this here: about 95% (likely range 65–100%, medium reliability, from 39 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/05093/23 Belt Valletta: Restoration of facade, minor internal changes to reconfigure layout, and proposed change of use from grocer to Class 4C establishment.
- PA/00928/24 Belt Valletta: Conversion of a pre-1968 disused property to a Class 4C cafeteria excluding wine bar establishment. Proposal includes restoration of the whole building fabric…
- PA/04732/26 Belt Valletta: Minor internal alterations in order to subdivide a 4 bedroom apartment into 2 separate 1 bedroom apartments and 1 separate 2 bedroom apartment.
- PA/05213/23 Belt Valletta: To sanction departures from PA/7255/17 to Class 4C outlet which includes changes to the internal layout and facades and the installation of a shop front.…
- PA/03010/26 Belt Valletta: Internal alterations to interconnect two existing properties into a single residential unit, including internal modifications and the construction of a…
- PA/02864/26 Belt Valletta: Minor alterations to PA/04464/22 including: removal of louvers from second floor, replacement of timber balcony and changes at roof level.
- PA/01821/24 Belt Valletta: To sanction temporary steel maintenance platform for ac unit in internal yard.
- PA/00422/26 Belt Valletta: Change of use from a pre-1967 carpenter’s workshop to a Class 1A dwelling with minor internal alterations.
- PA/02158/23 Belt Valletta: Change of use from an existing Class 4 (selling of domestic appliances/servicing) to a Class 4B (hairdressing and tattoo artist) and to remove the façade…
- PA/00283/22 Belt Valletta: Restoration of facade including apertures and introduction of new balcony for the concealment of services.
- PA/06925/26 Belt Valletta: To sanction alteration of facade aperture and change of use of to public service garage.
- PA/00751/21 Belt Valletta: Proposed change of use from shop to Class 4D, including internal alterations and sign on facade.
- PA/06612/23 Belt Valletta: To sanction minor internal alterations to the approved layout and installation of railings at recessed level. Proposed painting of roof structure in stone…
- PA/02618/26 Belt Valletta: Minor internal alterations at ground floor level, change of use of five (5) residential units (Class 1A) to Class 3A, and change in area designation of two…
- PA/06229/24 Belt Valletta: Sanctioning of minor internal changes to approved guest house Class 3A at ground, first and second floor and submission of updated engineer's report to…
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