Triq ic-Caghaq, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
7 applications on record: 4 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 7 floors. 29 residential units granted. 3 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: St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (60%); NWSP7 (40%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 5 floors; granted buildings are typically 7 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 St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (60% of the frontage); NWSP7 (40% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/06806/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing block of apartments. Excavation and construction of basement level. Construction of 3 maisonettes at ground floor level, 18 apartments from
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/04768/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Alterations to first floor maisonette including demolition, construction of overlying 5 apartments with overlying penthouse.
Latest applications on Triq ic-Caghaq
- PA/04768/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Alterations to first floor maisonette including demolition, construction of overlying 5 apartments with overlying penthouse.
- PA/02326/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of supermarket from ground floor level to basement floor level. Application includes change of use to recreational leisure facilities (Class 3C) inc
- PA/00006/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose sanctioning of minor internal changes of apartment at fifth floor and setback floor, originally approved in PA02251/21. These internal changes includ
- PA/06806/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing block of apartments. Excavation and construction of basement level. Construction of 3 maisonettes at ground floor level, 18 apartments from
- PA/05851/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing first floor apartment, carryout extensions at ground floor level (adding external areas only) and construct 5 overlying apartments and dupl
- PA/01096/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction variations from approved PA2699/20 including internal alterations and proposed construction of wall and installation of aluminium gate in front gard
- PA/02251/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal and external alterations to existing fifth floor to extend existing unit (construction of back and front terraces and changes in apertures). Proposed c
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.