St Julian’s snack bar attempts to sanction long list of illegal works

An application for the conversion of three St Julian’s townhouses into a restaurant, which is already in operation, is being recommended for refusal after works were carried out without a permit.

Filed by Nicolas Suarez, the application is for internal and external alterations to connect the three houses in Triq il-Mensija and change their use from residential to a class 4D outlet, which allows cooking on site.

The applicant already has a permit to run a snack bar from one of the houses but wants to upgrade it to a restaurant.

Multiple works without planning permission

Permission is also being sought to sanction a chimney flue and roofing for the backyard - works carried out without a permit.

The Planning Authority took enforcement action against the applicant last year over the demolition of an old room and removal of soil in one of the backyards, which was tiled.

The action also covered a garden wall that was pulled down to enlarge the floor area for tables and chairs, the roofing of the backyard, the change of use of part of adjacent property for storage and the installation of an extraction system which includes a flue at roof level and cladding on the façade. All were...