Triq l-Imtarfa, Mtarfa: planning intelligence
16 applications on record: 9 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 3 floors. 5 residential units granted. 3 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 67A): 2 Floors, an overall height of 11.40 m (12.30 m with a basement, 13.50 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation along 88% of the street.
Policy zones along the street: Mtarfa Residential Area NWUS 3 (77%); NWCO 11 (23%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 2 floors; granted buildings are typically 3 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 Mtarfa Residential Area NWUS 3 (77% of the frontage); NWCO 11 (23% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/08511/24 Mtarfa: Additions and alteration to existing dwelling. Works include addition of lift and additional of new residence at second floor level.
- PA/01208/26 Mtarfa: Demolition of existing building and proposed extension to existing apartment including construction of street level garage.
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/06193/26 Mtarfa: Conversion from domestic store to garage for private vehicles.
Latest applications on Triq l-Imtarfa
- PA/06193/26 Mtarfa: Conversion from domestic store to garage for private vehicles.
- PA/01208/26 Mtarfa: Demolition of existing building and proposed extension to existing apartment including construction of street level garage.
- PA/08267/25 Mtarfa: Additions of party walls and a garage door opening to existing car parking spaces to form a garage for private cars.
- PA/03115/25 Mtarfa: Additions of party walls and a garage door opening to existing car parking spaces to form a garage for private cars
- PA/03081/25 Mtarfa: Minor internal alterations to a pre-1967 dwelling at the ground floor and basement levels. The modifications include removing the existing basement-level bedroo
- PA/02095/25 Mtarfa: Renewal of PA/04568/17- Extension at back of washroom to include living room and internal alterations.
- PA/08511/24 Mtarfa: Additions and alteration to existing dwelling. Works include addition of lift and additional of new residence at second floor level.
- PA/04772/24 Mtarfa: Proposed extension to existing apartment covered by RG/00214/23 including construction of domestic store, larger washroom, bathroom including external and inter
- PA/05915/23 Mtarfa: To sanction internal and external modifications to existing terraced house (PA/09806/17).
- PA/02413/23 Mtarfa: To sanction variations to existing dwelling from that approved in PA360/02. To carry an extension at roof level to existing unit.
- PA/03336/22 Mtarfa: To propose changes to approved PA07132/16 - This includes changes to lift shaft size and opening of lift shaft at first and second floor, changes to apertures a
- PA/01194/22 Mtarfa: Construction of rubble wall to replace unbuilt fence approved by PA1967/09.
- PA/01146/22 Mtarfa: To construct an additional room at roof level with parapet wall on top of roof of room to an approved elevated two storey terraced house
- PA/00592/22 Mtarfa: Change of use from garage to Class 4B shop. Proposed internal modification and external sign.
- PA/03012/21 Mtarfa: Demolition of existing washrooms and construction of penthouse apartment overlying block of apartments covered by PA/1606/10
- PA/00697/21 Mtarfa: To sanction variations as built from PA 854/04, mainly the sanctioning of the existing bathroom at ground floor level, alterations to side elevation and interna
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