Triq il-Furnar, Qormi: planning intelligence
12 applications on record: 7 granted, 1 refused, 1 pending (88% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 1 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map QOM3): 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 54% of the street; elsewhere along it 3 Floors plus semi-basement (Industrial).
Policy zones along the street: SMESites QO07, QO08, CG15 (55%); Residential Areas CG07, QO06 (45%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 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 SMESites QO07, QO08, CG15 (55% of the frontage); Residential Areas CG07, QO06 (45% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/06916/25 Qormi: To excavate and construct basement level for the parking of private vehicles, ground floor garage for the parking of private vehicles and one public service veh
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/04789/23 Qormi: Proposed construction of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor on top of existing building covered by PA3901/03. Alterations to part of the existing ground floor, including d
Pending now
- PA/07566/26 Qormi: Change of use from pre-1968 garage to a Class 4A office and addition of external signage and internal alterations.
Latest applications on Triq il-Furnar
- PA/07566/26 Qormi: Change of use from pre-1968 garage to a Class 4A office and addition of external signage and internal alterations.
- PA/06916/25 Qormi: To excavate and construct basement level for the parking of private vehicles, ground floor garage for the parking of private vehicles and one public service veh
- PA/04533/25 Qormi: Proposal includes sanctioning of internal door openings at the receded floor level as previously approved in PA/07962/18, together with the proposal of new inte
- PA/03221/25 Qormi: Partial change of use of industrial workshop to public service garage.
- PA/06039/24 Qormi: Proposed use of disused intermediate basement level space for a Public Service Vehicle Garage (for micro electric tricycles for single passenger ride hailing se
- PA/02846/24 Qormi: Change of use from a private garage to a Class 5B (auto mechanic) and to sanction property as built.
- PA/06693/23 Qormi: Proposed sanctioning of internal changes to garage (deviations from PA/4831/05).
- PA/04789/23 Qormi: Proposed construction of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor on top of existing building covered by PA3901/03. Alterations to part of the existing ground floor, including d
- PA/00162/23 Qormi: To sanction as-built; proposed change of use from store to garage for minivans (public service garage) and construction of shower and internal staircase.
- PA/02589/22 Qormi: Proposed demolition of existing maisonette, and proposed construction of four levels consisting of five apartments and penthouse.
- PA/01158/22 Qormi: Change of use from garage to Class 4B shop and propose facade sign.
- PA/01135/21 Qormi: To sanction as built ground, first, second, third and fourth floor levels against those approved in PA/06545/17 and to request conversion from triplex maisonett
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