--- title: "Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju, Mqabba: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-il-madonna-tal-gilju source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju, Mqabba: 6 planning applications, 100% granted, official limit 3 floors plus semi-basement, typically 4 floors granted.… Planning applications › Area intelligence › Mqabba › Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju # Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju, Mqabba: planning intelligence 6 applications on record: 3 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 6 residential units granted. 3 new in the last 12 months. ## What the local plan allows Official height limit (2006 local plan, map MA2): **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 85% of the street; elsewhere along it 2 Floors. Policy zones along the street: Quarries~SMIA11, SMMW01 (41%); Sports Facilities~SMRE01 (31%); Area Prone to Flooding~SMPU01 (28%). 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 Quarries~SMIA11, SMMW01 (41% of the frontage); Sports Facilities~SMRE01 (31% of the frontage); Area Prone to Flooding~SMPU01 (28% of the frontage). ## Height precedents - [**PA/01801/26** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01801-26/mqabba-excavation-and-construction-of-1-basement-garage): Excavation and construction of 1 basement garage (5 parking spaces), ground floor maisonette, 3 apartments (first, second and third floor plans) and 1 receded a Granted, validated 18 March 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor, decided 23 September 2026 - [**PA/00623/23** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00623-23/mqabba-basement-garage-with-overlying-maisonette-at-elevated): Proposed basement garage with overlying maisonette at elevated ground floor and a stairwell at first-floor level. Granted, validated 29 March 2023, 2 floors, decided 4 August 2023 ## What the planning files say No eapps planning files have been read for Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju yet. ## Pending now - [**PA/03474/26** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03474-26/mqabba-partial-internal-demotion-of-existing-elevated-maisonette): Partial internal demotion of existing elevated maisonette and proposed construction of an additional x2 three bedroom units and a one bedroom penthouse at reced Pending, validated 3 June 2026, 2 floors plus a receded floor ## Latest applications on Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju - [**PA/03474/26** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03474-26/mqabba-partial-internal-demotion-of-existing-elevated-maisonette): Partial internal demotion of existing elevated maisonette and proposed construction of an additional x2 three bedroom units and a one bedroom penthouse at reced Pending, validated 3 June 2026, 2 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/01801/26** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01801-26/mqabba-excavation-and-construction-of-1-basement-garage): Excavation and construction of 1 basement garage (5 parking spaces), ground floor maisonette, 3 apartments (first, second and third floor plans) and 1 receded a Granted, validated 18 March 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/06612/25** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06612-25/mqabba-correction-of-site-of-pa5667-99): Correction of site of PA5667/99, to sanction configuration of site and to sanction internal and external changes from approved permit PA5667/99 for a private ca Granted, validated 10 November 2025 - [**PA/00623/23** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00623-23/mqabba-basement-garage-with-overlying-maisonette-at-elevated): Proposed basement garage with overlying maisonette at elevated ground floor and a stairwell at first-floor level. Granted, validated 29 March 2023, 2 floors - [**PA/02077/22** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02077-22/mqabba-internal-alterations-and-extension-to-first-floor): Proposed internal alterations and extension to first floor unit, demolition of washroom above, construction of additional three units and formation of common ar Status being checked - [**PA/00865/21** Mqabba](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00865-21/mqabba-demolition-of-existing-washroom): Demolition of existing washroom, alterations to existing first floor maisonette, construction of new common area including new lift, and construction of 5 addit Status being checked, 4 floors plus a receded floor Other streets in Mqabba: [Triq il-Parocca](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-il-parocca), [Triq il-Konvoj ta' Santa Marija](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-il-konvoj-ta-santa-marija), [Triq San Bazilju](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-san-bazilju), [Triq Santa Katarina](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-santa-katarina), [Triq Valletta](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-valletta), [Triq il-Parrocca](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-il-parrocca), [Triq il-Fjuri](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-il-fjuri), [Triq iz-Zurrieq](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-iz-zurrieq), [Triq Hal Kirkop](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-hal-kirkop), [Triq tal-Isqof](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-tal-isqof), [Triq il-Langasa](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/triq-il-langasa), [Pjazza tal-Gublew Tad-Djamanti](https://propertylist.mt/area/mqabba/pjazza-tal-gublew-tad-djamanti).