Triq John Borg, Birkirkara: planning intelligence
13 applications on record: 8 granted, 0 refused, 2 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 13 residential units granted. 2 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 along 70% of the street; elsewhere along it 3 Floors.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Areas CG07 (77%); Retain Existing Use with extensions to Institutions (23%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, and some 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 (77% of the frontage); Retain Existing Use with extensions to Institutions (23% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/00704/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing maisonette keeping existing facade and construct 3 apartments (at 1st floor to 3rd floor) and penthouse at receded level.
- PA/02034/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing dwelling and construct ground floor garage for private vehicles, 3 overlying floors with one apartment per floor and a penthouse at setback
- PA/06088/26 Birkirkara: To extend the existing ground floor level, and to construct an additional floor above the proposed extension. (Amendments of reduction of total floor space from
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/06955/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of minor internal alterations of a terraced house from the latest approved permit (PA/1012/95). Proposed minor internal alterations at all levels, i
- PA/07211/24 Birkirkara: Change of use from garage to Class 4B and sanctioning of external walls as built (approved PA/9285/19).
Latest applications on Triq John Borg
- PA/06955/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of minor internal alterations of a terraced house from the latest approved permit (PA/1012/95). Proposed minor internal alterations at all levels, i
- PA/06088/26 Birkirkara: To extend the existing ground floor level, and to construct an additional floor above the proposed extension. (Amendments of reduction of total floor space from
- PA/05535/25 Birkirkara: To sanction property as built (no permits traced). Proposed change in room uses and alterations to layout.
- PA/00173/25 Birkirkara: Minor internal alterations, to change aluminium balcony to timber and to construct an additional floor roof level.
- PA/07431/24 Birkirkara: Proposed replacement of closed deteriorated timber balcony with open balcony with aluminium railing.
- PA/07211/24 Birkirkara: Change of use from garage to Class 4B and sanctioning of external walls as built (approved PA/9285/19).
- PA/04340/24 Birkirkara: To sanction garage covered by PA/05821/98 as built.
- PA/02034/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing dwelling and construct ground floor garage for private vehicles, 3 overlying floors with one apartment per floor and a penthouse at setback
- PA/00704/24 Birkirkara: To demolish existing maisonette keeping existing facade and construct 3 apartments (at 1st floor to 3rd floor) and penthouse at receded level.
- PA/06807/23 Birkirkara: To extend the existing ground floor level, and to construct two additional floors above the proposed extension and to construct a stairwell in order to access t
- PA/06730/23 Birkirkara: Proposed demolition of existing dwelling whilst retaining existing facade, excavation of site, and construction of basement garage and 4 overlying residential u
- PA/02050/21 Birkirkara: Proposed change of use from residential unit (Class 1) to a local office (Class 4A) and minor internal alterations.
- PA/00680/20 Birkirkara: Proposed internal alterations to townhouse, alteration to facade so as to form garage, extension at back and extension at second floor.
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