Triq il-Kahli, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
13 applications on record: 8 granted, 0 refused, 2 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 6 floors. 40 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: NWSP7 (62%); Tourism Zone (19%); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (19%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 5 floors; granted buildings are typically 6 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 NWSP7 (62% of the frontage); Tourism Zone (19% of the frontage); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (19% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/03923/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction railing and to split the 4th floor apartment into 2 apartments and to develop 2 apartments instead of the penthouse at 5th floor level. An overlying
- PA/01576/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition and reconstruction of stairwell to include lift, internal alterations to existing 4 apartments at levels 1 and 2 and construction of overlying 6 apar
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/06672/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed additional use as Class 4B Mini-Market selling groceries, everyday essentials and household goods, as well as alcoholic beverages and tobacco / vapes,
- PA/04240/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing penthouse. Proposed construction of 3 residential units.
Latest applications on Triq il-Kahli
- PA/06672/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed additional use as Class 4B Mini-Market selling groceries, everyday essentials and household goods, as well as alcoholic beverages and tobacco / vapes,
- PA/04240/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing penthouse. Proposed construction of 3 residential units.
- PA/07627/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from Class 4B Green Grocer to Class 4B Butcher. Application also includes the sanctioning of a sign.
- PA/06847/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of the existing property, excavation of the plot, and construction of a basement level store, one commercial area Class 4D at ground floor l
- PA/02874/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed internal alterations and the introduction of a garage door opening in the facade.
- PA/06286/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use Class from 4B retail (general) to Class 4B mini-market/green-grocer.
- PA/01576/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition and reconstruction of stairwell to include lift, internal alterations to existing 4 apartments at levels 1 and 2 and construction of overlying 6 apar
- PA/04347/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from 2 car garage to Class 4B retail outlet and alteration to main aperture on façade.
- PA/03923/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction railing and to split the 4th floor apartment into 2 apartments and to develop 2 apartments instead of the penthouse at 5th floor level. An overlying
- PA/01166/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction external alterations as-built of approved old people’s home institution (Class 2A), from previous permit PA8638/18.
- PA/01010/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use of part of existing establishment to a Class 4D food and drink establishment (mixed use). Application to include the sanctioning of other minor in
- PA/01746/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To install a light weight retractable canopy with easily demountable transparent plastic sheeting to a permitted snack bar (PA 5372/04) in a tourism zone.
- PA/01347/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction the installation of a chimney in relation to a licensed Class 4D restaurant and the installation of a glass sliding door
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.