Triq il-Vittmi tal-Gwerra, Birkirkara: planning intelligence
11 applications on record: 4 granted, 5 refused, 0 pending (44% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 7 residential units granted. 4 new in the last 12 months.
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/00315/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing terraced house and construct a basement level garage, 1 maisonette, 3 apartments and a penthouse.
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/00889/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of garage as-built, and change of use from a garage for parking of private vehicles to a garage for the parking of delivery vehicles of white goods.
- PA/05384/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
- PA/05325/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
- PA/05322/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
- PA/05264/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
Latest applications on Triq il-Vittmi tal-Gwerra
- PA/02109/26 Birkirkara: Proposed sanctioning of existing apartment from already approved in PA/3388/09.
- PA/00889/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of garage as-built, and change of use from a garage for parking of private vehicles to a garage for the parking of delivery vehicles of white goods.
- PA/00741/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of garage layout as-built, and of change of use from a garage for parking of private vehicles to a garage for the parking of delivery vehicles of wh
- PA/00592/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of garage as-built and change of use from garages for parking of private vehicles to garages for the parking of delivery vehicles of white goods.
- PA/05384/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
- PA/05325/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
- PA/05322/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
- PA/05264/25 Birkirkara: To sanction garage as-built, including change of use from garage to Class 6A store.
- PA/08702/24 Birkirkara: To sanction variations to an approved RG3585/17. To propose w.c and light weight canopy at the back terrace.
- PA/04363/24 Birkirkara: Proposed minor alterations to apartment layout, including extension in lightweight material onto back terrace.
- PA/00315/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing terraced house and construct a basement level garage, 1 maisonette, 3 apartments and a penthouse.
Other streets in Birkirkara: Triq Fleur-De-Lys, Triq in-Naxxar, Triq Dun Karm, Triq Salvu Psaila, Triq il-Karmnu, Triq il-Bwieraq, Triq il-Kbira, Triq F. S. Caruana, Triq il-Wied, Triq Anglu Mallia, Triq San Giljan, Triq Ganu.