Triq San Massimiljanu Kolbe, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
13 applications on record: 8 granted, 1 refused, 1 pending (89% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 8 floors. 40 residential units granted. 4 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.
Policy zones along the street: St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 5 floors; granted buildings are typically 8 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.
Height precedents
- PA/02706/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of sixth floor apartment and construction of three new apartments and extension at seventh floor level including two apartments with pools.
- PA/06380/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of 2 levels of basement garages (accessible from adjacent basements approved in PA6719/21) and 29 in number residential units. Application includes
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/03882/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA2285/15 - Renewal to PA505/10 - Construction of 28 residential units, 2 in no. shops and underlying garages.
Pending now
- PA/07029/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of 29 residential units and underlying basement garages. Alterations to approved drawings and addition of 2 Class 4B shops.
Latest applications on Triq San Massimiljanu Kolbe
- PA/07029/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of 29 residential units and underlying basement garages. Alterations to approved drawings and addition of 2 Class 4B shops.
- PA/04100/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction apartment as built (originally approved by virtue of PA1960/06), including change in site configuration, minor internal alterations and change in fa
- PA/02666/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To excavate and construct 3 levels of basement parking/garages and 4 no. Class 4B shops and 3 no. maisonettes at ground floor level with o/l 41 no. apartments a
- PA/08315/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction garage as built within development constructed with permit no: PA/1960/06.
- PA/06380/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of 2 levels of basement garages (accessible from adjacent basements approved in PA6719/21) and 29 in number residential units. Application includes
- PA/02706/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of sixth floor apartment and construction of three new apartments and extension at seventh floor level including two apartments with pools.
- PA/02250/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed sanctioning of apartment as built from PA/01545/08 including variations from the official building alignments.
- PA/00014/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction internal alterations and changes to facade from PA/3228/17. Proposal to change one-bedroom at fifth floor to a two-bedroom and to split approved thr
- PA/07197/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed alterations to existing maisonette including the removal of access from the common area to have a private entrance. The application is also intended to
- PA/03882/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of PA2285/15 - Renewal to PA505/10 - Construction of 28 residential units, 2 in no. shops and underlying garages.
- PA/02183/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction third floor flat (Flat 5) as built including internal and external variations from PB2799/91.
- PA/02426/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction changes from PA7881/06.
- PA/01208/21 San Pawl il-Bahar: Change of use from garage to childcare (Class 2C) and carry out minor internal alterations and installation of sign
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.