Triq Abela, Santa Venera: planning intelligence
23 applications on record: 17 granted, 1 refused, 1 pending (94% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 15 residential units granted. 5 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map SVM3): 3 Floors plus semi-basement, an overall height of 15.40 m (16.30 m with a basement, 17.50 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Areas CG07.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 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 Residential Areas CG07.
Height precedents
- PA/05772/25 Santa Venera: Demolition of existing dwelling, excavation and construction of basement garage, with overlying domestic store, three levels of apartments and penthouse at setb
- PA/02873/25 Santa Venera: Construction of a 2nd, 3rd, and a recessed floor over existing 1st floor. Proposal includes for the extension of common stairs and lift. Finally, proposal inclu
- PA/07259/23 Santa Venera: Proposed changes to approved permit PA/3691/23 whereby we are requesting to demolish the existing building and retain the facade and entrance hall, install a ne
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/06759/24 Santa Venera: To demolition existing washrooms and roof common area. To propose two apartments and washrooms at third floor and roof level.
Pending now
- PA/06609/26 Santa Venera: To demolish two maisonettes, while retainining front elevation, and to construct a ground floor maisonette, two apartments and one duplex penthouse.
Latest applications on Triq Abela
- PA/06609/26 Santa Venera: To demolish two maisonettes, while retainining front elevation, and to construct a ground floor maisonette, two apartments and one duplex penthouse.
- PA/05160/26 Santa Venera: Alteration to approved permit by virtue of PA/7259/23 due to acquisition of airspace.
- PA/02941/26 Santa Venera: To sanction differences of maisonette at first floor from approved development permission PA/02523/02.
- PA/02491/26 Santa Venera: Proposed internal alteration to existing dwelling to create a maisonette at ground floor, demolition of timber balcony and room at upper floor. Proposed constru
- PA/02189/26 Santa Venera: Minor alterations to the existing apartment including the removal of the back balcony and increasing the internal floor area.
- PA/05772/25 Santa Venera: Demolition of existing dwelling, excavation and construction of basement garage, with overlying domestic store, three levels of apartments and penthouse at setb
- PA/03987/25 Santa Venera: Proposed sub division of Class 1A into Class 1A and partial change of use to Class 4A (Office) at ground floor level. Application to include variations in layou
- PA/03061/25 Santa Venera: Proposed demolition of existing maisonette (retaining existing facade) and construction of new maisonette following new layout.
- PA/02873/25 Santa Venera: Construction of a 2nd, 3rd, and a recessed floor over existing 1st floor. Proposal includes for the extension of common stairs and lift. Finally, proposal inclu
- PA/02840/25 Santa Venera: Demolition of existing first floor maisonette (partially retaining existing facade) and proposed construction of three apartments and a penthouse at receded flo
- PA/01938/25 Santa Venera: To sanction variations from PA/00756/04 and proposing the change of use from a domestic store to a parking space, including minor internal alterations.
- PA/08633/24 Santa Venera: Alterations to dwelling and garage including formation of an interconnection and sanctioning of garage door material.
- PA/07148/24 Santa Venera: To sanction as built internal and external variations from previously approved permit PA/04999/05.
- PA/06759/24 Santa Venera: To demolition existing washrooms and roof common area. To propose two apartments and washrooms at third floor and roof level.
- PA/02441/24 Santa Venera: To propose structural alterations to pre-1967 block. The alterations include the demolition of some internal walls; façade at 1st floor; stairs; and the 2 balco
- PA/01870/24 Santa Venera: To sanction minor variations on elevation from approved permit PA801/14 and proposed alterations and additions at third floor level and recessed floor level to
- PA/07259/23 Santa Venera: Proposed changes to approved permit PA/3691/23 whereby we are requesting to demolish the existing building and retain the facade and entrance hall, install a ne
- PA/07027/23 Santa Venera: To sanction apartment & roof top as built to approved permit PA 5042/02
- PA/03691/23 Santa Venera: Renewal of PA4336/18 - Renewal of PA920/13 - Internal alteration to existing terraced house and addition of second floor and penthouse resulting in an apartment
- PA/03628/23 Santa Venera: Extension to existing dwelling. Works to include alterations.
- PA/03217/22 Santa Venera: Sanctioning the construction of an extension at the ground floor level and store at the second-floor level to a pre-1968 dwelling. A proposed extension of the b
- PA/02817/22 Santa Venera: To sanction alterations to wall layouts from approved permit PA07966/19.
- PA/01748/22 Santa Venera: Proposed alterations from the approved permit PA/08622/17 and proposed three penthouses at recessed floor level instead of the approved washrooms.
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