Triq Gnien id-Dwieli, Mgarr: planning intelligence
7 applications on record: 4 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 21 residential units granted. 1 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 54): 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: Zebbiegh Residential Area NWUS 3.
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 Zebbiegh Residential Area NWUS 3.
Height precedents
- PA/05139/25 Mgarr: Demolition of existing pre-1968 townhouse and garage, and construction of substation and 9 garages at ground floor and a total of 20 residential units with four
- PA/03917/25 Mgarr: Demolition of existing garages and construction of 4 garages at ground floor level, overlying three floors of 2 bedroom apartments plus receded floor penthouse
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/02414/23 Mgarr: Proposed alterations to existing facade. To demolish part of existing dilapidated farmhouse to allow for the construction of common stairwell, passengers lift a
Latest applications on Triq Gnien id-Dwieli
- PA/08023/25 Mgarr: Proposed extension to an existing terraced house including proposed internal alterations including the construction of a lift shaft, dismantling of an internal
- PA/05139/25 Mgarr: Demolition of existing pre-1968 townhouse and garage, and construction of substation and 9 garages at ground floor and a total of 20 residential units with four
- PA/03917/25 Mgarr: Demolition of existing garages and construction of 4 garages at ground floor level, overlying three floors of 2 bedroom apartments plus receded floor penthouse
- PA/03622/25 Mgarr: Construction of bathroom, roofing of backyard and minor alterations including replacement of staircase.
- PA/02414/23 Mgarr: Proposed alterations to existing facade. To demolish part of existing dilapidated farmhouse to allow for the construction of common stairwell, passengers lift a
- PA/01951/22 Mgarr: Demolition of existing dilapidated farmhouse to construct garages at ground floor level, 3 overlying apartments at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors and a receded floor a
- PA/01415/22 Mgarr: To excavate over site, to construct 2 levels of garages (level -1, 0) and to construct 12 overlying residential units (level 1,2,3,4). Application also include
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