--- title: "Triq il-Barrada, Mellieha: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-il-barrada source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-03 --- > Triq il-Barrada, Mellieha: 4 planning applications, 2 granted, official limit 3 floors, typically 4 floors granted. Conditions, consultees and precedents… Planning applications › Area intelligence › Mellieha › Triq il-Barrada # Triq il-Barrada, Mellieha: planning intelligence 4 applications on record: 2 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending. Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 4 residential units granted. 2 new in the last 12 months. ## What the local plan allows Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 28): **3 Floors**, 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: Category 1 ODZ Settlements NWRS 2. The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors; 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 Category 1 ODZ Settlements NWRS 2. ## Height precedents - [**PA/01271/26** Mellieha](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01271-26/mellieha-demolish-existing-garage): To demolish existing garage, and construct basement domestic store, ground floor garage, and 4 overlying floors including one setback level, totaling 4 apartmen Granted, validated 25 February 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor, decided 15 September 2026 ## What the planning files say Premium: register with WhatsApp (free) on PropertyList to read the analysis of 1 planning file for Triq il-Barrada: usual conditions, decision reasons, consultees and objections. ## Latest applications on Triq il-Barrada - [**PA/01271/26** Mellieha](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01271-26/mellieha-demolish-existing-garage): To demolish existing garage, and construct basement domestic store, ground floor garage, and 4 overlying floors including one setback level, totaling 4 apartmen Granted, validated 25 February 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/07421/25** Mellieha](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07421-25/mellieha-change-of-use-from-garage-to-class): Change of use from garage to Class 4B retail. Proposal also includes increasing ceiling height, creation of a doorway and affixing a sign on the facade. Granted, validated 19 November 2025 - [**PA/04675/24** Mellieha](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04675-24/mellieha-sanction-minor-modification-from-approved-pa-02555-95-and): To sanction minor modification from approved PA/02555/95 and proposed change of use from garage to Class 4B retail. Proposal also includes increasing ceiling he Withdrawn, validated 17 July 2024 - [**PA/03215/21** Mellieha](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03215-21/mellieha-demolish-existing-building-and-construct-basement-parking): To demolish existing building and construct basement parking and five apartments - one in each floor from ground floor to setback floor. Status being checked, 4 floors plus a receded floor Other streets in Mellieha: [Triq il-Marfa](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-il-marfa), [Triq il-Kbira](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-il-kbira), [Triq tas-Salib](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-tas-salib), [Triq Gorg Borg Olivier](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-gorg-borg-olivier), [Triq il-Mithna l-Gdida](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-il-mithna-l-gdida), [Triq Ghajn Zejtuna](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-ghajn-zejtuna), [Triq Dun Frangisk Sciberras](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-dun-frangisk-sciberras), [Triq ta' Masrija](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-ta-masrija), [Triq Snajjin](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-snajjin), [Triq il-Fortizza](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-il-fortizza), [Triq l-Etna](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-l-etna), [Triq il-Kappillan Magri](https://propertylist.mt/area/mellieha/triq-il-kappillan-magri).