Triq il-Preistorja, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
7 applications on record: 6 granted, 1 refused, 0 pending (86% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 19 residential units granted. 2 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 44): 4 Floors, an overall height of 19.90 m (20.80 m with a basement, 22.00 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 4 floors; granted buildings are typically 5 floors, and the tallest grants went above the 2006 limit (later policy, DC15 and the 2024 height rules, allows more in places).
Height precedents
- PA/00166/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal and external alterations to PA6971/18. Proposal includes subdivision of apartment at third floor level and a new duplex at fourth and receded level.
- PA/00736/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA/07392/19 (Proposed internal alterations to approved first floor maisonette (RG/2058/18), demolition of existing penthouse and construct four indiv
- PA/06990/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing terraced house and construction of basement garage at basement level, 1 maisonette at ground floor level and overlying 5 apartments on six
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/05570/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed changes from approved PA5448/21 which include: the division of a 3-bedroom apartment into two separate units (two 1-bedroom apartments) and minor inter
Latest applications on Triq il-Preistorja
- PA/05603/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction differences in fourth floor duplex apartment from approved development permission PA04459/16.
- PA/00166/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal and external alterations to PA6971/18. Proposal includes subdivision of apartment at third floor level and a new duplex at fourth and receded level.
- PA/04582/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction garage as built.
- PA/00736/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA/07392/19 (Proposed internal alterations to approved first floor maisonette (RG/2058/18), demolition of existing penthouse and construct four indiv
- PA/07841/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of existing garage and excavation of site to construct a residential block consisting of basement garage, 6 apartments and one penthouse.
- PA/05570/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed changes from approved PA5448/21 which include: the division of a 3-bedroom apartment into two separate units (two 1-bedroom apartments) and minor inter
- PA/06990/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing terraced house and construction of basement garage at basement level, 1 maisonette at ground floor level and overlying 5 apartments on six
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.