Triq il-Mosta, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
20 applications on record: 8 granted, 2 refused, 6 pending (80% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 6 floors. 24 residential units granted. 6 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 along 70% of the street; elsewhere along it 4 Floors.
Policy zones along the street: NWSP5 (59%); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (41%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 5 floors; granted buildings are typically 6 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 NWSP5 (59% of the frontage); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (41% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/00333/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of ground floor as 2 (two) Class 4B shops, 6 levels of apartments. Proposed sign.
- PA/00681/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing terraced house and to construct a Class 4B shop at ground floor level, including a proposal of a shop sign and seven apartments (one apartm
- PA/04107/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing building and to construct store at basement level, Class 4B at ground floor level (including sign), 5 overlying apartments and 1 apartment
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/00430/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To excavate and to construct a terraced house. To also construct rubble wall and gate.
- PA/02294/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use of kiosk from Class 4B to a take-away of pre-packed food.
Pending now
- PA/07414/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of four overlying floors with 6 apartments per floor and three penthouses at setback floor level.
- PA/05575/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction changes and reactivation of Class 4B Shop approved in PB/01823/85, and to propose a sign.
- PA/01666/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed minor internal and external alterations to approved development by PA/1033/25 and PA/4705/25. Alterations includes the splitting of units to create 7 a
- PA/05990/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction existing property as built, shop sign and retractable canopy, change of use from Class 4B to part pastizzeria and takeaway.
- PA/04233/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction apartment as built.
- PA/01093/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction apartment as built.
Latest applications on Triq il-Mosta
- PA/07414/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of four overlying floors with 6 apartments per floor and three penthouses at setback floor level.
- PA/05575/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction changes and reactivation of Class 4B Shop approved in PB/01823/85, and to propose a sign.
- PA/01666/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed minor internal and external alterations to approved development by PA/1033/25 and PA/4705/25. Alterations includes the splitting of units to create 7 a
- PA/01336/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Minor internal and external alterations and construction of airspace to an existing pre-1967 first floor maisonette to erect 5 in no. one bedroom apartments fro
- PA/00787/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction differences between PB/03355/78 and PB/02030/79 and proposed interconnection between both approved shops and proposed change of use from part Class
- PA/00430/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To excavate and to construct a terraced house. To also construct rubble wall and gate.
- PA/04705/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing block of flats and excavate to create an underground water reservoir, construct 1 Class 4B shop at ground floor, 6 overlying apartments and
- PA/02126/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction apartment at third floor level as built.
- PA/01033/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing block of flats, excavate basement level to create 5 garage and construct 2 Class 4B shops at ground floor, 12 overlying apartments and 1 ap
- PA/05990/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction existing property as built, shop sign and retractable canopy, change of use from Class 4B to part pastizzeria and takeaway.
- PA/04233/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction apartment as built.
- PA/04107/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing building and to construct store at basement level, Class 4B at ground floor level (including sign), 5 overlying apartments and 1 apartment
- PA/03905/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed sanctioning to garage’s facade; proposed internal alterations at ground floor level and extension at first floor level above approved garage.
- PA/01093/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction apartment as built.
- PA/00681/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing terraced house and to construct a Class 4B shop at ground floor level, including a proposal of a shop sign and seven apartments (one apartm
- PA/00333/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of ground floor as 2 (two) Class 4B shops, 6 levels of apartments. Proposed sign.
- PA/02294/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use of kiosk from Class 4B to a take-away of pre-packed food.
- PA/03634/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction departures in existing Class 4B greengrocer as built from that approved in PA/785/21, which changes include the installation of canopy to the front
- PA/02958/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of area for tables and chairs, installation of umbrellas, proposed areas for tables and chairs.
- PA/00785/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction the interconnection of 2 properties to form one Class 4B green grocer and the covering of the backyard, to remove existing structure in the front ga
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