Triq San Xmun, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
20 applications on record: 11 granted, 1 refused, 4 pending (92% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 2 floors. 29 residential units granted. 5 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 2 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/05078/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing property and construction of seven apartments consisting of duplex at ground / first floor, apartments at second to sixth floor
- PA/00366/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing houses and construct ground floor garages, 6 overlying apartments and a receded penthouse including a pool at roof level.
- PA/02497/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing dwellings, to excavate and to construct 6 residential dwellings and a restaurant (Class 4D) with underlying store and water reservoir. To a
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/02323/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Alterations to internal height of dwellings as approved in PA6815/20 at fifth and receded floor levels.
Pending now
- PA/06707/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing dwelling and construction of a new residential development consisting of ground floor garages, reservoir, six overlying apartments, and a r
- PA/02468/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction property as built, including re-levelling at fifth and penthouse levels from the approved permit PA/6815/20.
- PA/02139/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Alteration to existing staircase, sanction of fourth floor not built as per PA7078/06 construction of four floors and a stairwell to create three new one bedroo
- PA/06993/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposal includes the demolition of washroom at roof level and the construction of two 1-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom receded duplex apartment
Latest applications on Triq San Xmun
- PA/06707/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing dwelling and construction of a new residential development consisting of ground floor garages, reservoir, six overlying apartments, and a r
- PA/02608/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Renewal of permit PA/2625/19 (To change of use from Class 4B to Class 4D - food and drink establishment where cooking is allowed - as per LN74 of 2014 - includi
- PA/02497/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing dwellings, to excavate and to construct 6 residential dwellings and a restaurant (Class 4D) with underlying store and water reservoir. To a
- PA/02468/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction property as built, including re-levelling at fifth and penthouse levels from the approved permit PA/6815/20.
- PA/02139/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Alteration to existing staircase, sanction of fourth floor not built as per PA7078/06 construction of four floors and a stairwell to create three new one bedroo
- PA/06642/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of existing penthouses and construction of 4 full apartments and 2 duplex penthouses over existing airspace including alterations and extensions to e
- PA/03874/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Conversion of an approved duplex in PA7232/17 into two one-bedroom units.
- PA/03621/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal alterations to existing pre-1967 maisonette including changes to internal layout and extension to kitchen and bathroom.
- PA/06315/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Sanctioning of ancillary casa bottega to existing maisonette covered by PA/03312/22 (no changes to internal layout).
- PA/06055/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Application includes minor internal and external alterations to facade together with an extension at second floor.
- PA/04705/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction minor additions to internal gypsum soffit and minor external alterations to the back terrace from the approved PA/1001/17.
- PA/02323/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Alterations to internal height of dwellings as approved in PA6815/20 at fifth and receded floor levels.
- PA/05078/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed demolition of existing property and construction of seven apartments consisting of duplex at ground / first floor, apartments at second to sixth floor
- PA/02317/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction existing use of a pre-1968 building and to change use from a Class 4B shop to a Class 4D restaurant. To propose minor internal alterations.
- PA/00366/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: To demolish existing houses and construct ground floor garages, 6 overlying apartments and a receded penthouse including a pool at roof level.
- PA/03344/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed internal/external alterations and extension to existing dwelling.
- PA/03312/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed construction of splash pool at roof level over block of apartments covered by PA00704/19.
- PA/02624/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction variations from originally approved permit PA5572/07. Application also includes the proposed extension of existing 5th floor level receded floor and
- PA/01651/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction first, second and third floor as built over PA4235/00.
- PA/06993/20 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposal includes the demolition of washroom at roof level and the construction of two 1-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom receded duplex apartment
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.