Triq Manwel Bonnici, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
10 applications on record: 8 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 4 residential units granted. 1 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 46): 3 Floors, an overall height of 15.40 m (16.30 m with a basement, 17.50 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.
Policy zones along the street: Burmarrad Residential Area NWUS 3.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors; granted buildings are typically 4 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 Burmarrad Residential Area NWUS 3.
Height precedents
- PA/00769/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of basement garages, one class 4A office and two maisonettes at ground floor and overlying apartments at first, second, third and recessed
- PA/03359/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed sanctioning of existing garages, showroom and overlying maisonette, including orientation and site extent from approved PA7205/95. Proposed alterations
What the planning files say
Latest applications on Triq Manwel Bonnici
- PA/04795/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Addition of lightweight retractable canopies along the facade.
- PA/07092/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed addition units above existing maisonette.
- PA/03359/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed sanctioning of existing garages, showroom and overlying maisonette, including orientation and site extent from approved PA7205/95. Proposed alterations
- PA/07693/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed subdivision of a unit into two units. Proposed amendments on the façade in lieu of PA/06428/19. Basement to be sanctioned.
- PA/02170/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed modification of existing window into a door opening and placing of screened ac units on facade.
- PA/00769/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of basement garages, one class 4A office and two maisonettes at ground floor and overlying apartments at first, second, third and recessed
- PA/06276/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction headroom of lift omitted in PA4093/04.
- PA/04960/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To include Class 1(D) artistic activity (hobby area) to residential use of ground floor maisonette.
- PA/00078/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed sanctioning the garage as built.
- PA/01926/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction the differences in the construction of a second floor apartment from PA 4164/04. These include an open plan K/D/L and other minor differences in the
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