---
title: "Misrah il-Bajja, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList"
url: https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/misrah-il-bajja
source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register
retrieved: 2026-11-02
---

> Misrah il-Bajja, San Pawl il-Bahar: 6 planning applications, 50% granted, official limit 5 floors, typically 5 floors granted. Conditions, consultees and…

Planning applications › Area intelligence › San Pawl il-Bahar › Misrah il-Bajja

# 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04480-23/san-pawl-il-bahar-construction-of-a-house-on-five-floors): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05892-24/san-pawl-il-bahar-extension-of-the-existing-fifth-floor-receded): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00500-24/san-pawl-il-bahar-sanction-the-construction-of-an-enclosure-next): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07586-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-sanction-deviations-from-approved-pa-05674-00-and-pa): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02669-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-masterplan-for-the-designation-and-harmonization-of): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07586-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-sanction-deviations-from-approved-pa-05674-00-and-pa): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04678-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-changes-to-approved-pa-02895-02): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02669-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-masterplan-for-the-designation-and-harmonization-of): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-05892-24/san-pawl-il-bahar-extension-of-the-existing-fifth-floor-receded): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00500-24/san-pawl-il-bahar-sanction-the-construction-of-an-enclosure-next): 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](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04480-23/san-pawl-il-bahar-construction-of-a-house-on-five-floors): 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](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-san-pawl), [Triq il-Qawra](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-il-qawra), [Triq it-Turisti](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-it-turisti), [Triq Burmarrad](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-burmarrad), [Triq it-Tamar](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-it-tamar), [Triq Piscopo Macedonia](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-piscopo-macedonia), [Dawret il-Gzejjer](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/dawret-il-gzejjer), [Triq il-Wardija](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-il-wardija), [Triq Sant' Antnin](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-sant-antnin), [Triq it-Trunciera](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-it-trunciera), [Triq Sir Luigi Preziosi](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-sir-luigi-preziosi), [Triq Parades](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-parades).
