Triq il-Port Ruman, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
13 applications on record: 10 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 6 floors. 6 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 (58%); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (42%).
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 NWSP7 (58% of the frontage); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (42% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/04794/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA1971/18 - Proposed demolition of part of existing washrooms covered by PA6122/06 to convert them into a separate apartment and construction of a se
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/06473/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from vehicle garage to [Class 4B] shop.
Latest applications on Triq il-Port Ruman
- PA/06473/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from vehicle garage to [Class 4B] shop.
- PA/02682/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed alterations to existing penthouse and proposed construction of additional apartment and penthouse to approved permit, PA/04423/06.
- PA/05152/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction internal and external variations from PA/1914/13. Variations mainly include positioning of walls and apertures.
- PA/05080/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of a basement garage and a ground floor apartment as built over site covered by PA/00247/99.
- PA/03829/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed sanctioning of variations from approved permit PA/04874/09 within Garden Apartments Block C flat 15, including proposed sanctioning of pool within terr
- PA/01289/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To construct receded unit over existing receded floor with an open staircase connecting the new level to the roof. To also raise the stairwell block.
- PA/01260/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction variations of garage from previous permit PA/5588/96.
- PA/08638/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use of part of existing ground floor Maisonette to Class 1D Home Office.
- PA/06838/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of property as built, for variations from PA/003847/99, changes in layout including shifting of doors and walls.
- PA/06763/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction installation of travertine cladding on lower part of façade.
- PA/04860/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of railings in front garden, sanctioning of a w.c and proposed change of use from a garage to a Class 4B shop.
- PA/04794/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA1971/18 - Proposed demolition of part of existing washrooms covered by PA6122/06 to convert them into a separate apartment and construction of a se
- PA/01115/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction as built internal alterations at shop’s groundfloor and basement levels and minor alterations tofaçade (amendments to approved permit PA/04423/06)
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.