--- title: "Triq ir-Rghajja, Rabat: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-ir-rghajja source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Triq ir-Rghajja, Rabat: 6 planning applications, 100% granted, official limit 3 floors, typically 3 floors granted. Conditions, consultees and precedents… Planning applications › Area intelligence › Rabat › Triq ir-Rghajja # Triq ir-Rghajja, Rabat: planning intelligence 6 applications on record: 4 granted, 0 refused, 2 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 3 floors. 4 residential units granted. 3 new in the last 12 months. ## What the local plan allows Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 64): **3 Floors**, 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. Policy zones along the street: Rabat Residential Area NWUS 3 (67%); Facilities (33%). The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors; granted buildings are typically 3 floors. Along the street the policy map shows Rabat Residential Area NWUS 3 (67% of the frontage); Facilities (33% of the frontage). ## Height precedents - [**PA/03611/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03611-26/rabat-demolish-existing-maisonette-and-construct-2-floors): To demolish existing maisonette and construct 2 floors and a receded floor as 1 residential unit, including pool at roof level. Granted, validated 3 August 2026, 3 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/02831/23** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02831-23/rabat-proposal-seeks-to-convert-the-current-maisonette): Proposal seeks to convert the current maisonette into two apartments- two bedroom apartment at first floor and three bedroom duplex at second and recessed floor Granted, validated 31 July 2023, 3 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/01690/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01690-26/rabat-remove-one-floor-from-the-approved-permit): Remove one floor from the approved permit PA2831/23, turning the development into one unit, rather than two. Proposed internal alterations. Granted, validated 14 April 2026, 1 floor ## What the planning files say No eapps planning files have been read for Triq ir-Rghajja yet. ## Pending now - [**PA/03629/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03629-26/rabat-internal-and-external-alteration-to-approved-virtu): Proposed internal and external alteration to approved Virtu Heights building (part related to Class 3B Verdala Wellness Hotel). Alterations include the removal Pending, validated 10 June 2026 - [**PA/06744/25** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06744-25/rabat-demolition-of-2-existing-maisonettes): Demolition of 2 existing maisonettes, excavation and construction of reservoir beneath ramp as well as construction of 1 terraced house on ground, first, second Pending, validated 15 October 2025, 3 floors plus a receded floor ## Latest applications on Triq ir-Rghajja - [**PA/03629/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03629-26/rabat-internal-and-external-alteration-to-approved-virtu): Proposed internal and external alteration to approved Virtu Heights building (part related to Class 3B Verdala Wellness Hotel). Alterations include the removal Pending, validated 10 June 2026 - [**PA/03611/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-03611-26/rabat-demolish-existing-maisonette-and-construct-2-floors): To demolish existing maisonette and construct 2 floors and a receded floor as 1 residential unit, including pool at roof level. Granted, validated 3 August 2026, 3 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/01690/26** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01690-26/rabat-remove-one-floor-from-the-approved-permit): Remove one floor from the approved permit PA2831/23, turning the development into one unit, rather than two. Proposed internal alterations. Granted, validated 14 April 2026, 1 floor - [**PA/06744/25** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06744-25/rabat-demolition-of-2-existing-maisonettes): Demolition of 2 existing maisonettes, excavation and construction of reservoir beneath ramp as well as construction of 1 terraced house on ground, first, second Pending, validated 15 October 2025, 3 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/00076/24** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00076-24/rabat-change-of-use-of-three-in-number): Proposed change of use of three in number serviced apartments overlying each other and functioning as annex to hotel to three Class 1 independent residential ap Granted, validated 17 January 2024 - [**PA/02831/23** Rabat](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02831-23/rabat-proposal-seeks-to-convert-the-current-maisonette): Proposal seeks to convert the current maisonette into two apartments- two bedroom apartment at first floor and three bedroom duplex at second and recessed floor Granted, validated 31 July 2023, 3 floors plus a receded floor Other streets in Rabat: [Triq Santa Katerina](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-santa-katerina), [Triq Bir ir-Riebu](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-bir-ir-riebu), [Vjal il-Haddiem](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/vjal-il-haddiem), [Triq Gorg Borg Olivier](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-gorg-borg-olivier), [Triq San Pawl](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-san-pawl), [Triq il-Kullegg](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-il-kullegg), [Triq Godwin Ganado](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-godwin-ganado), [Triq il-Kbira](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-il-kbira), [Triq Doni](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-doni), [Triq Pierre Muscat](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-pierre-muscat), [Triq San Piju V](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-san-piju-v), [Triq Had-Dingli](https://propertylist.mt/area/rabat/triq-had-dingli).