Triq Censu Farrugia, Msida: planning intelligence
12 applications on record: 10 granted, 1 refused, 1 pending (91% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 6 floors. 28 residential units granted. 5 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map MP2): 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 along 79% of the street; elsewhere along it 2 Floors.
Policy zones along the street: Major Government Institutions and Ancillary Facilities.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 4 floors; granted buildings are typically 6 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 Major Government Institutions and Ancillary Facilities.
Height precedents
- PA/02770/25 Msida: To extend, amend and demolish parts of existing sixth floor penthouses and create three sixth floor apartments instead and build two penthouses above at seventh
- PA/02982/23 Msida: Demolition of existing house and construction of 3 car garage at ground floor, 4 one bedroom at first and second floor, 2 three bedrooms at third and fourth flo
- PA/02281/25 Msida: Changes to PA2982/23 to include the conversion of the fourth and fifth levels into 4 one bedroom apartments instead of 2 three bedroom apartments and minor chan
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/01526/25 Msida: Change of use of a parking area to a Class 4B shop including alterations and fixing of sign.
Pending now
- PA/03920/26 Msida: Sanctioning of canopies in front terrace of apartment at fourth floor level in lieu of approved permit PA3777/01.
Latest applications on Triq Censu Farrugia
- PA/03920/26 Msida: Sanctioning of canopies in front terrace of apartment at fourth floor level in lieu of approved permit PA3777/01.
- PA/03022/26 Msida: To sanction terraced house as built including variations from approved PA2875/82 and PA2079/91.
- PA/01789/26 Msida: Demolition of existing first and second floor apartments. Construction of five apartments and setback floor apartment. Proposal also includes lift.
- PA/00075/26 Msida: Proposed alterations to fourth and fifth floor resulting in two apartments at fourth floor level and one at setback level, instead of the three apartments appro
- PA/07491/25 Msida: To affect external alterations to the apartment in question, by roofing over part of balcony, and formation of balcony. To sanction minor changes of same apartm
- PA/02770/25 Msida: To extend, amend and demolish parts of existing sixth floor penthouses and create three sixth floor apartments instead and build two penthouses above at seventh
- PA/02281/25 Msida: Changes to PA2982/23 to include the conversion of the fourth and fifth levels into 4 one bedroom apartments instead of 2 three bedroom apartments and minor chan
- PA/01959/25 Msida: To sanction wall portioning and formation of study to approved PA/4270/07.
- PA/01526/25 Msida: Change of use of a parking area to a Class 4B shop including alterations and fixing of sign.
- PA/06737/24 Msida: Proposed alterations to fourth and fifth floor resulting in two apartments at fourth floor level and one at setback level, instead of the three apartments appro
- PA/03847/24 Msida: To renew permit PA/05533/16 (proposed alterations, extension and addition of one apartment at existing penthouse level and proposed two penthouses above).
- PA/02982/23 Msida: Demolition of existing house and construction of 3 car garage at ground floor, 4 one bedroom at first and second floor, 2 three bedrooms at third and fourth flo
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