The 136 apartments will be built in an area where five storey developments are normally allowed.
Unlike previous plans, which were sent back to the drawing board by the Planning Authority Board in November 2020, the new development does not include a supermarket and office space, and is exclusively residential.
The number of apartments will increase from the previously proposed 113 to 136.
The development will also include 327 parking spaces, up from the original 253.
The project is no longer fronted by developer Jean Borg and is being directly developed by San Pawl Tat-Targa Investments Limited which owns Gwejda site.
The company have appointed Edwin Mintoff & Associates as its new architect, and is owned by Virtu Properties Limited and Ziz Limited.
Naxxar high-rise withdrawn, but new plans are in the offing
Plans for an imposing 10-storey block in the car park of the former Naxxar trade fair grounds have been scrapped, after the developers withdrew the application
20 April 2021, 9:10am
by James Debono
MaltaToday is informed that the new application does not foresee the use of the Floor Area Ratio mechanism, which allows higher buildings double the height limited by the local plan if half the area is allocated for open spaces. During a November 2020 meeting, developer Jean Borg had warned that his group would either get a Tigné-style project, or face having to “build the whole area. with a horrid building looking like a government housing estate”
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Planning Authority sends Naxxar 72-apartment block back to drawing board
Board overrules Planning Directorate’s approval of project and asks developer to present new plans which are more respectful of the townscape
21 January 2021, 12:39pm
by James Debono
The Planning Authority board has sent plans for a five-storey block in Naxxar back to the drawing board after the majority expressed their concern on its impact on Naxxar’s urban conservation area.
The development proposed by Charles Camilleri consisted of a five-storey development of 72 apartments in a 3,141sq.m open field by Naxxar’s Pjazza Celsi, right by the former trade fair grounds and 150m away from the historic Palazzo Parisio.
Malta wants to rush into post-COVID normality but under pressure from resilient civil society and resident groups, the Planning Authority will have to decide on a number of controversial development projects, some of which are being given a haircut in an attempt to defuse opposition