Triq il-Qalb ta' Gesu', San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
12 applications on record: 5 granted, 0 refused, 3 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 7 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 along 61% of the street; elsewhere along it 3 Floors.
Policy zones along the street: St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (40%); NWCM3 (38%); NWUS4 (22%).
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 (40% of the frontage); NWCM3 (38% of the frontage); NWUS4 (22% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/05176/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose the excavation of three (3) basement levels and the construction of twenty eight (28) garages that can accomodate for 30 parking spaces, a substation
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/06142/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose the change of use of an approved PA/05176/25 Class 4B shop and Class 1A residential dwelling, to a Class 3B hotel including a Class 4B retail store.
- PA/05798/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction minor internal alterations including changes in layout and internal height from that approved in PA/96/03.
- PA/01287/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed part change of use from Class 4B to Class 4C and installation of front garden enclosure.
Latest applications on Triq il-Qalb ta' Gesu'
- PA/06142/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose the change of use of an approved PA/05176/25 Class 4B shop and Class 1A residential dwelling, to a Class 3B hotel including a Class 4B retail store.
- PA/05798/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction minor internal alterations including changes in layout and internal height from that approved in PA/96/03.
- PA/01287/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed part change of use from Class 4B to Class 4C and installation of front garden enclosure.
- PA/05176/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose the excavation of three (3) basement levels and the construction of twenty eight (28) garages that can accomodate for 30 parking spaces, a substation
- PA/03082/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction apartment as built.
- PA/01065/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction alterations from previous permit PA/1443/05 including the change of use from garage to a Class 4B retail outlet. Application is also intended to san
- PA/08708/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of existing interconnected garages (no permits traced). Variations from official building alignment.
- PA/04990/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from Class 4B to Class 4D, sanctioning of signage and canopy material and, proposed enclosure within front garden.
- PA/04501/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from garage to a Class 4B beauty salon. Application to include the sanctioning of changes from previous permit covered by PA/1443/05, including of
- PA/03899/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of pre-1992 one-bedroom apartment as built (no permit traced).
- PA/03197/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: Placing of shading canopy over front garden area including fixing of sign.
- PA/01119/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: Part change of use from private garage to public service garage
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.