Triq F. Zahra, Birkirkara: planning intelligence
12 applications on record: 8 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 10 residential units granted.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map BKM4): 3 Floors plus semi-basement, an overall height of 15.40 m (16.30 m with a basement, 17.50 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Areas CG07.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, and the tallest grants went above the 2006 limit (later policy, DC15 and the 2024 height rules, allows more in places).
Along the street the policy map shows Residential Areas CG07.
Height precedents
- PA/04742/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing first floor maisonette and carry out alterations at ground floor level, and construct 8 residential units spread on 4 floors, works to incl
- PA/06169/23 Birkirkara: Alterations to maisonette including construction of lift and construction of second floor, and third floor.
What the planning files say
Latest applications on Triq F. Zahra
- PA/08279/24 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of PA419/18 of bathroom/box room, and proposal for closure of opening in parapet wall at roof level.
- PA/04742/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing first floor maisonette and carry out alterations at ground floor level, and construct 8 residential units spread on 4 floors, works to incl
- PA/04518/24 Birkirkara: Alterations to existing terraced house including change in materials on facade, internal alterations, extension at second floor level and garage at basement lev
- PA/04502/24 Birkirkara: To sanction differences from approved development permission PA/5322/95 and proposed alterations to facade plus other additions and alterations.
- PA/06169/23 Birkirkara: Alterations to maisonette including construction of lift and construction of second floor, and third floor.
- PA/03356/23 Birkirkara: To sanction terraced house as built and proposed alterations at first floor.
- PA/00465/23 Birkirkara: To sanction semi-basement garage as built including internal variations not shown or wrongly shown in DN00219/16, mainly consisting of internal pilasters and be
- PA/00363/23 Birkirkara: To sanction property as built including extension and other changes from approved planning permit PAPB1485/73.
- PA/02711/22 Birkirkara: To widen garage door and include internal wall abutting party wall.
- PA/01576/22 Birkirkara: Change of Use from Garage to Class 4B and proposed installation of an illuminated sign, and minor changes to the façade including landscaping.
- PA/01800/21 Birkirkara: To sanction existing apartment flat No. 1 as-built owing to missing permit records at PA including sanctioning of internal yard size.
- PA/00073/20 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as built
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