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Misrah il-Bajja, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence

6 applications on record: 2 granted, 2 refused, 2 pending (50% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 1 residential units granted. 2 new in the last 12 months.

What the local plan allows

Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 42): 5 Floors, an overall height of 22.90 m (23.80 m with a basement, 25.00 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.

Policy zones along the street: NWCM3.

The 2006 local plan limit here is 5 floors; granted buildings are typically 5 floors.

Along the street the policy map shows NWCM3.

Height precedents

  • PA/04480/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of a house on five floors and receded floor Granted, validated 26 July 2023, 5 floors plus a receded floor, decided 13 February 2024

What the planning files say

No eapps planning files have been read for Misrah il-Bajja yet.

Refused here

  • PA/05892/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed extension of the existing fifth floor receded penthouses up to the building line and the construction of 3 (2+1 receded) more floors of apartments to i Refused, validated 4 September 2024, 7 floors plus a receded floor
  • PA/00500/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction the construction of an enclosure next to the service entrance of the gastropub in order to house 18 in no. portable LPG cylinders. Refused, validated 31 January 2024

Pending now

  • PA/07586/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction deviations from approved PA/05674/00 and PA/02202/03. Proposed change of use from Class 4B to Class 4D restaurant; internal and external alterations Pending
  • PA/02669/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed masterplan for the designation and harmonization of outdoor catering areas within the public spaces of Piazza Bugibba, Triq Sant Antnin, and Triq Il-Ko Pending, validated 29 April 2026

Latest applications on Misrah il-Bajja

  • PA/07586/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction deviations from approved PA/05674/00 and PA/02202/03. Proposed change of use from Class 4B to Class 4D restaurant; internal and external alterations Pending
  • PA/04678/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed changes to approved PA/02895/02, including minor internal alterations, changes to the façade signage, and the removal of the approved outdoor seating a Granted, validated 8 July 2026
  • PA/02669/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed masterplan for the designation and harmonization of outdoor catering areas within the public spaces of Piazza Bugibba, Triq Sant Antnin, and Triq Il-Ko Pending, validated 29 April 2026
  • PA/05892/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed extension of the existing fifth floor receded penthouses up to the building line and the construction of 3 (2+1 receded) more floors of apartments to i Refused, validated 4 September 2024, 7 floors plus a receded floor
  • PA/00500/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction the construction of an enclosure next to the service entrance of the gastropub in order to house 18 in no. portable LPG cylinders. Refused, validated 31 January 2024
  • PA/04480/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of a house on five floors and receded floor Granted, validated 26 July 2023, 5 floors plus a receded floor

Other streets in San Pawl il-Bahar: Triq San Pawl, Triq il-Qawra, Triq it-Turisti, Triq Burmarrad, Triq it-Tamar, Triq Piscopo Macedonia, Dawret il-Gzejjer, Triq il-Wardija, Triq Sant' Antnin, Triq it-Trunciera, Triq Sir Luigi Preziosi, Triq Parades.