Triq San Gorg, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
23 applications on record: 15 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 42 residential units granted. 5 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 41): 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.
Policy zones along the street: St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/ Qawra (77%); NWCO 11 Open Space Gaps between Settlements (23%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 4 floors; granted buildings are typically 5 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 St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/ Qawra (77% of the frontage); NWCO 11 Open Space Gaps between Settlements (23% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/04900/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To excavate and construct basement garages, two maisonettes at ground floor level, fifteen apartments from first till fifth floor and two penthouses at penthous
- PA/01879/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed extension to fourth floor apartments and construction of two recessed overlying apartments.
- PA/00240/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of existing store, and construction of a ground floor garage housing two private parking car spaces and six dwellings from first to receded floor lev
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/08362/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed Civic centre - Building to include offices (Class 4A) for the St. Paul's Bay Local Council, offices (Class 4A) for the North Regional Council, station
Latest applications on Triq San Gorg
- PA/03713/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed internal and external alterations to approved duplex receded floor dwelling, approved under PA/7078/19.
- PA/02382/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of a residential building comprising: excavation works for the construction of two basement levels for 27 parking spaces and 10 garages, f
- PA/02042/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction internal layout of apartments as built, minor changes to the facade and internal heights of the apartments from PA/00180/24.
- PA/00955/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: The development concerns a residential dwelling classified under use Class 1 in accordance with the Development Planning (Use Classes) Order (S.L. 552.15). The
- PA/08362/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed Civic centre - Building to include offices (Class 4A) for the St. Paul's Bay Local Council, offices (Class 4A) for the North Regional Council, station
- PA/06210/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction departures from PA/8624/17 to fourth and setback floor apartments which includes changes to the site configuration, internal layout, room uses, leve
- PA/04900/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To excavate and construct basement garages, two maisonettes at ground floor level, fifteen apartments from first till fifth floor and two penthouses at penthous
- PA/00740/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal alterations and alterations to facade.
- PA/00240/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of existing store, and construction of a ground floor garage housing two private parking car spaces and six dwellings from first to receded floor lev
- PA/01123/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Alterations and extension to existing dwelling including to demolish existing domestic store and part of kitchen-dining room, and to construct new domestic stor
- PA/00180/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose internal alterations and demolish the ceiling of the first floor maisonette and to construct additional five units including a receded floor penthous
- PA/04776/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from two shops with Class 4B to two maisonettes.
- PA/04311/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Splitting and extension of existing duplex penthouse into 2 units and correction of site levels after survey.
- PA/02709/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction garage as built.
- PA/01879/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed extension to fourth floor apartments and construction of two recessed overlying apartments.
- PA/00532/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA807/18 and PA1308/13 and PA7697/07 (Additional floors over existing residential block and alterations).
- PA/00183/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To renew planning permit PA08169/17. To construct an additional floor plus a receded floor with a pool on an existing block of apartments known as ’Saint Paul’s
- PA/01404/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing site and propose the construction of 6 floor apartments and parking spaces at ground floor level.
- PA/01292/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: Changes to approved PA09597/17. Changes in configuration of basement Levels -2 and -1, resulting in a reduction of garages and parking spaces
- PA/01205/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed excavation of site for construction of 2 levels of basement and construction of basement garages and parking spaces and proposed construction of 2 mais
- PA/00489/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction garage as built. Garage is not shown in approved PA/2816/95
- PA/00465/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To propose the construction of a French opening in an existing apartment block and the removal of the A.C extractor from the facade.
- PA/00909/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing terraced house. proposed construction of 3 garages at basement level, maisonette at ground floor, 5 apartments from first to fif
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.