Triq il-Hida, San Gwann: planning intelligence
18 applications on record: 11 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 16 residential units granted. 4 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map SG4): 3 Floors with 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 51% of the street; elsewhere along it 2 Floors with Semi-basement.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Area NHHO01 (43%); Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Detached &Semi-Detached Dwellings) (29%); Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Detached&Semi-Detached Dwellings) (28%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors with semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 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 Residential Area NHHO01 (43% of the frontage); Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Detached &Semi-Detached Dwellings) (29% of the frontage); Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Detached&Semi-Detached Dwellings) (28% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/04236/24 San Gwann: To demolish existing terraced houses, excavate 1 basement level and construct 13 units on 5 floors including pools at roof level and underlying garages.
- PA/01209/23 San Gwann: Proposed demolition of existing terraced house and construction of apartment block including seven basement parking spaces for private use, two bedroom apartmen
- PA/05752/26 San Gwann: Proposed internal and external alterations of an existing first floor maisonette including the demolition of an existing washroom and extension at second floor
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/07288/26 San Gwann: To sanction variations to existing permit PA03975/22 for villa alterations.
Latest applications on Triq il-Hida
- PA/07288/26 San Gwann: To sanction variations to existing permit PA03975/22 for villa alterations.
- PA/05752/26 San Gwann: Proposed internal and external alterations of an existing first floor maisonette including the demolition of an existing washroom and extension at second floor
- PA/04862/26 San Gwann: To sanction garage as existing.
- PA/04590/26 San Gwann: To close windows within flats 2 and 3 at levels 2, 3 and 4 which overlook the internal shaft. To sanction minor internal alterations to flat 3 as constructed in
- PA/04445/26 San Gwann: Proposed demolition of existing terraced house, excavation of basement level including formation of access ramp through existing adjacent garage, and proposed c
- PA/00650/25 San Gwann: Proposed addition of pool/pool area on approved penthouse roof and proposed sanctioning of as built minor internal and external variations to PA1209/23 includin
- PA/00558/25 San Gwann: To sanction differences from approved PA1292/01 and RG 1643/24
- PA/00458/25 San Gwann: To sanction differences from approved PA1292/01.
- PA/04236/24 San Gwann: To demolish existing terraced houses, excavate 1 basement level and construct 13 units on 5 floors including pools at roof level and underlying garages.
- PA/00620/24 San Gwann: Proposed internal changes to those approved in DN/00569/23 and RG/00059/23. To propose a swimming pool, pump room and reduce size of well. To shift location of
- PA/07712/23 San Gwann: Sanctioning of garage as built (built deeper than as approved in PB4101/89).
- PA/04352/23 San Gwann: To sanction variations from latest approved permit PA2943/08; to construct timber deck near pool area, steel and timber canopies on front and rear façade and ve
- PA/01209/23 San Gwann: Proposed demolition of existing terraced house and construction of apartment block including seven basement parking spaces for private use, two bedroom apartmen
- PA/01744/22 San Gwann: External and internal alterations to existing semi-detached villa, including new/altered windows/openings, pool in backyard, new/altered internal walls; and an
- PA/00729/22 San Gwann: Proposed changes to approved permit PA10485/17, including internal changes, changes in plot dimension and external changes on the elevation.
- PA/01678/21 San Gwann: Proposed internal and external alterations to first floor maisonette consisting of new walls and construction of lift and stairs. Proposed construction of 3 add
- PA/01266/21 San Gwann: To sanction changes from approved permit PB 414/83, mainly shifting of walls, size of garage, width of drive and changes to side/front facades.
- PA/00334/21 San Gwann: To sanction pv panels on the roof and to build a pool on top of the existing property
Other streets in San Gwann: Triq Sant' Antnin, Triq in-Naxxar, Triq Santa Margerita, Triq tal-Mensija, Triq Bernardette, Triq Birkirkara, Triq tas-Sliema, Triq San Giljan, Triq ta' l-Ibrag, Triq il-Gallina, Triq il-Kapuccini, Triq San Mikiel.