Triq Sir Patrick Stuart, Gzira: planning intelligence
13 applications on record: 8 granted, 1 refused, 3 pending (89% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 8 floors. 8 residential units granted. 3 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map GT2): 4 Floors, an overall height of 19.90 m (20.80 m with a basement, 22.00 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Area NHHO01.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 4 floors; granted buildings are typically 8 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 Area NHHO01.
Height precedents
- PA/07484/23 Gzira: To demolish existing building, but retain facade, and construct a guest house (Class 3A) on eight floors and underlying basement.
- PA/01785/25 Gzira: To demolish existing internal building and retain facade, excavate 2 basement levels serving as domestic stores. Sanctioning and alteration of existing facade a
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/04684/25 Gzira: To demolish first and second floor level. To convert ground floor level into Class 4A office. To construct six apartments from first floor level to sixth floor
Pending now
- PA/05915/26 Gzira: To sanction apartments as built, including minor internal and external alterations from approved permit PA/6117/00.
- PA/05407/26 Gzira: Internal alterations to existing Class 4B premises at ground floor and first floor residential unit, construction of 5 overlying floors including 10 rooms over
- PA/04548/26 Gzira: Proposed internal demolition works and the construction of five additional floors plus one recessed level above the existing ground floor, with the retention an
Latest applications on Triq Sir Patrick Stuart
- PA/05915/26 Gzira: To sanction apartments as built, including minor internal and external alterations from approved permit PA/6117/00.
- PA/05407/26 Gzira: Internal alterations to existing Class 4B premises at ground floor and first floor residential unit, construction of 5 overlying floors including 10 rooms over
- PA/04548/26 Gzira: Proposed internal demolition works and the construction of five additional floors plus one recessed level above the existing ground floor, with the retention an
- PA/04684/25 Gzira: To demolish first and second floor level. To convert ground floor level into Class 4A office. To construct six apartments from first floor level to sixth floor
- PA/01785/25 Gzira: To demolish existing internal building and retain facade, excavate 2 basement levels serving as domestic stores. Sanctioning and alteration of existing facade a
- PA/07327/24 Gzira: To sanction the restoration of part of the facade and minor variations to the elevation as approved in PA/03770/21.
- PA/05502/24 Gzira: Introduction of basement floor to development covered by PA/05634/22, resulting from further excavation required to position foundations at rock level.
- PA/04091/24 Gzira: To sanction existing as built apartment, with variations from PA/00551/10.
- PA/02745/24 Gzira: Proposed alterations and demolition of existing terraced house, and proposed construction of 6 apartments, excavation of lift pit, whilst also retaining the exi
- PA/07688/23 Gzira: To sanction a 4th floor apartment as built with variations from PA551/10.
- PA/07484/23 Gzira: To demolish existing building, but retain facade, and construct a guest house (Class 3A) on eight floors and underlying basement.
- PA/05428/23 Gzira: Proposed change of use at ground from approved hall to proposed pharmacy, first from approved office Class 4A to proposed clinic Class 2A and second floor level
- PA/00339/22 Gzira: To sanction differences from approved development permission PA01119/13.
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