Triq Santa Marija, Mgarr: planning intelligence
16 applications on record: 10 granted, 1 refused, 2 pending (91% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 20 residential units granted. 3 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 52): 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: NWUS 3.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors; 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 NWUS 3.
Height precedents
- PA/05213/25 Mgarr: Proposed demolition of existing garage, excavation of site to required levels. Proposed construction of 5 garages at basement level and construction of 2 maison
- PA/03858/24 Mgarr: 1. Demolition of existing store. 2. Construction of a single 4-storey residential dwelling.
- PA/05388/23 Mgarr: Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of terraced house.
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/03057/24 Mgarr: To sanction minor difference in facade opening and change of use from domestic store approved in PA5584/20 to a garage for private cars.
Pending now
- PA/07362/26 Mgarr: Minor internal and external alterations to terraced house approved by PA5388/23 and construction of a setback room at 3rd floor level.
- PA/03864/23 Mgarr: Sanctioning of existing pre-1968 townhouse as built, covering variations from approved PB/947/73.
Latest applications on Triq Santa Marija
- PA/07362/26 Mgarr: Minor internal and external alterations to terraced house approved by PA5388/23 and construction of a setback room at 3rd floor level.
- PA/02237/26 Mgarr: Proposed change of use of part of garage to public service garage (parking of vehicles).
- PA/01619/26 Mgarr: To propose extension of staircase and lift on roof at fourth floor level.
- PA/05678/25 Mgarr: Proposed addition of recessed floor onto existing recessed unit covered by way of RG/00958/23 to form a duplex unit. Proposal also includes retractable awnings,
- PA/05213/25 Mgarr: Proposed demolition of existing garage, excavation of site to required levels. Proposed construction of 5 garages at basement level and construction of 2 maison
- PA/01126/25 Mgarr: Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of garage and three apartments.
- PA/07172/24 Mgarr: To sanction existing duplex maisonette originally approved in PA03069/09 at ground/first levels and u/l basement garage type 2 'as built' consisting of minor ch
- PA/03858/24 Mgarr: 1. Demolition of existing store. 2. Construction of a single 4-storey residential dwelling.
- PA/03057/24 Mgarr: To sanction minor difference in facade opening and change of use from domestic store approved in PA5584/20 to a garage for private cars.
- PA/02333/24 Mgarr: To demolish existing garage. Proposed construction of 2 garages at ground floor level and construction of 2 apartments and a duplex penthouse.
- PA/00944/24 Mgarr: Extend in height existing party wall for privacy and security reasons.
- PA/05388/23 Mgarr: Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of terraced house.
- PA/03864/23 Mgarr: Sanctioning of existing pre-1968 townhouse as built, covering variations from approved PB/947/73.
- PA/02676/22 Mgarr: To demolish existing street level garage and to construct a maisonette.
- PA/00792/22 Mgarr: Proposed demolition of existing maisonette and construction of a ground floor maisonette, a street level 2-car garage and 2 apartments on first and second floor
- PA/00819/21 Mgarr: To sanction as built construction with reference to PA/03070/05. To construct extensions at second and third floor, producing three separate flats overlying the
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