--- title: "Triq San Gwann Battista, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-san-gwann-battista source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-03 --- > Triq San Gwann Battista, San Pawl il-Bahar: 5 planning applications, 100% granted, official limit 4 floors, typically 6 floors granted. Conditions,… Planning applications › Area intelligence › San Pawl il-Bahar › Triq San Gwann Battista # Triq San Gwann Battista, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence 5 applications on record: 4 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 6 floors. 46 residential units granted. 3 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 along 91% of the street. Policy zones along the street: St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/ Qawra. Granted buildings on this street are typically 6 floors, and they're the best guide to what's possible here. The 2006 local plan says 4 floors, but it counts floors differently from permit records, so compare heights in metres. Along the street the policy map shows St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/ Qawra. ## Height precedents - [**PA/00894/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00894-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-demolish-existing-building-and-construct-ground-floo): To demolish existing building and construct ground floor garage, 5 apartments from first till sixth floor level and a penthouse at penthouse level including a j Granted, validated 11 February 2026, 6 floors plus a receded floor, decided 6 July 2026 - [**PA/08002/25** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08002-25/san-pawl-il-bahar-demolition-of-existing-townhouses): Demolition of existing townhouses, excavation of site and construction of: three levels of basement to accommodate 18 car spaces a reservoir; six floors and a r Granted, validated 10 December 2025, 6 floors plus a receded floor, decided 28 April 2026 - [**PA/02336/24** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02336-24/san-pawl-il-bahar-demolish-2-no-existing-interconnected-dwellings-and): To demolish 2 no existing interconnected dwellings and erect an apartment block consisting in 2 levels of underground parking, 2 No Ground floor two bedroomed m Granted, validated 24 April 2024, 6 floors plus a receded floor, decided 26 February 2025 ## What the planning files say Premium: register with WhatsApp (free) on PropertyList to read the analysis of 1 planning file for Triq San Gwann Battista: usual conditions, decision reasons, consultees and objections. ## Pending now - [**PA/06936/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06936-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-changes-to-development-approved-in-pa-08002-25): Changes to development approved in PA/08002/25, consisting of the redesign of the internal layout of the apartments (number of units unchanged) and the omission Pending, validated 7 October 2026 ## Latest applications on Triq San Gwann Battista - [**PA/06936/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06936-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-changes-to-development-approved-in-pa-08002-25): Changes to development approved in PA/08002/25, consisting of the redesign of the internal layout of the apartments (number of units unchanged) and the omission Pending, validated 7 October 2026 - [**PA/00894/26** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00894-26/san-pawl-il-bahar-demolish-existing-building-and-construct-ground-floo): To demolish existing building and construct ground floor garage, 5 apartments from first till sixth floor level and a penthouse at penthouse level including a j Granted, validated 11 February 2026, 6 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/08002/25** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-08002-25/san-pawl-il-bahar-demolition-of-existing-townhouses): Demolition of existing townhouses, excavation of site and construction of: three levels of basement to accommodate 18 car spaces a reservoir; six floors and a r Granted, validated 10 December 2025, 6 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/00250/25** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00250-25/san-pawl-il-bahar-demolition-of-existing-dwelling-and-construction-of): Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of Class 4B shop (1 unit) and overlying dwelling (1 unit on 5 levels) and fixing of sign. Granted, validated 22 January 2025 - [**PA/02336/24** San Pawl il-Bahar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02336-24/san-pawl-il-bahar-demolish-2-no-existing-interconnected-dwellings-and): To demolish 2 no existing interconnected dwellings and erect an apartment block consisting in 2 levels of underground parking, 2 No Ground floor two bedroomed m Granted, validated 24 April 2024, 6 floors plus a receded floor Other streets in San Pawl il-Bahar: [Triq San Pawl](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-san-pawl), [Triq il-Qawra](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-il-qawra), [Triq it-Turisti](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-it-turisti), [Triq Burmarrad](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-burmarrad), [Triq it-Tamar](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-it-tamar), [Triq Piscopo Macedonia](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-piscopo-macedonia), [Dawret il-Gzejjer](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/dawret-il-gzejjer), [Triq il-Wardija](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-il-wardija), [Triq Sant' Antnin](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-sant-antnin), [Triq it-Trunciera](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-it-trunciera), [Triq Sir Luigi Preziosi](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-sir-luigi-preziosi), [Triq Parades](https://propertylist.mt/area/san-pawl-il-bahar/triq-parades).