Triq Zammit Clapp, Pieta: planning intelligence
11 applications on record: 8 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 1 residential units granted. 4 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.
Policy zones along the street: Major Government Institutions and Ancillary Facilities.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 4 floors; granted buildings are typically 5 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/08252/25 Pieta: To demolish existing building and construct five storeys of one bedroom apartments and a receded floor level. Retention of the existing façade at ground and fir
- PA/00835/25 Pieta: Renewal of PA6178/19 - Internal demolition of existing 2 floors while retaining existing facade. Alterations to approved garage at ground floor, re-construction
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/07390/25 Pieta: Addition of a new floor and alterations to facade departing from approved drawings (PA835/25).
Latest applications on Triq Zammit Clapp
- PA/03235/26 Pieta: Internal demolition of first floor of existing townhouse retaining facade, change of use of ground floor to office 4A, construction of six in number one bedroom
- PA/02209/26 Pieta: Proposed demolition of internal walls and ceilings of existing three storey townhouse, ground and first floor facade to be retained. Proposed construction of si
- PA/08252/25 Pieta: To demolish existing building and construct five storeys of one bedroom apartments and a receded floor level. Retention of the existing façade at ground and fir
- PA/07390/25 Pieta: Addition of a new floor and alterations to facade departing from approved drawings (PA835/25).
- PA/06704/25 Pieta: To sanction internal alterations and aperture on facade as built.
- PA/03712/25 Pieta: Proposed retention of existing facade, demolition of existing first and second floor. Additions and alterations at ground floor to approved Class 4A office unit
- PA/00835/25 Pieta: Renewal of PA6178/19 - Internal demolition of existing 2 floors while retaining existing facade. Alterations to approved garage at ground floor, re-construction
- PA/07263/24 Pieta: To sanction and carry out alterations to existing dwelling (internal and external), including lowering of back yard to match internal layout.
- PA/04919/24 Pieta: To sanction amendments from approved PA/05819/03 as built.
- PA/07031/23 Pieta: Demolition of roof structure, internal alterations at ground, first and second floor, from Triq Zammit Clapp, proposed reconstruction of slab above first floor,
- PA/01440/23 Pieta: Lowering of height of fifth floor, change of use of rooms and sanctioning of windows on the North facade of building.
Other streets in Pieta: Triq ix-Xatt, Triq Qrajten, Triq l-Orsolini, Telghet Gwardamanga, Triq Pietru Xuereb, Triq San Guzepp, Triq Hookham Frere, Triq Santa Monika, Triq id-Duluri, Triq San Luqa, Triq Clarence, Triq Edgar Ferro.