Triq San Luqa, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
9 applications on record: 7 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 34 residential units granted.
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.
Policy zones along the street: St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (79%); NWSP7 (21%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 5 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 Residential Area NWUS 3 (79% of the frontage); NWSP7 (21% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/01858/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing houses and excavation of 3 levels to develop 20 garages at basement Levels -1, -2 and -3, two maisonettes at ground floor, 17 ap
- PA/03880/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To carry out additions and alterations to existing penthouse so as to form 4th floor apartment and construction of one overlying penthouse.
- PA/02893/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of existing washroom at fourth floor level and staircase in common parts, construction of a duplex apartment and a duplex penthouse at receded floor
What the planning files say
Latest applications on Triq San Luqa
- PA/04169/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Application to renew PA/9772/19 - To demolish existing dwelling and construction of ground floor Class 4A offices and overlying 7 apartments.
- PA/01858/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing houses and excavation of 3 levels to develop 20 garages at basement Levels -1, -2 and -3, two maisonettes at ground floor, 17 ap
- PA/07871/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To convert an approved duplex penthouse PA2856/07 into a duplex apartment including demolishing of penthouse, internal and external alterations and sanctioning
- PA/03880/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To carry out additions and alterations to existing penthouse so as to form 4th floor apartment and construction of one overlying penthouse.
- PA/02893/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of existing washroom at fourth floor level and staircase in common parts, construction of a duplex apartment and a duplex penthouse at receded floor
- PA/06937/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction structure in shaft from that approved in PA4931/15.
- PA/02773/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction internal and external variations for property as built from RG2118/18, PA313/13.
- PA/01406/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Correction of site plan to PA9501/18 and PA10179/17.
- PA/02780/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction receded floor at 5th floor level as built from that as approved in PA/01982/09
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.