Triq il-Blata l-Kahla, Santa Venera: planning intelligence
4 applications on record: 3 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 13 residential units granted.
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: School and Ecclesiastical Facilities (56%); Residential Areas CG07 (44%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, and the tallest 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 School and Ecclesiastical Facilities (56% of the frontage); Residential Areas CG07 (44% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/07873/24 Santa Venera: To demolish existing terraced house, carry out excavation to form one level of basement and water cistern, and construct semi-basement garage, two maisonettes a
- PA/05827/23 Santa Venera: Proposed demolition of existing garage and overlying maisonette and subsequent excavation of one level for basement garages and construction of a new block of a
What the planning files say
Latest applications on Triq il-Blata l-Kahla
- PA/07873/24 Santa Venera: To demolish existing terraced house, carry out excavation to form one level of basement and water cistern, and construct semi-basement garage, two maisonettes a
- PA/07314/24 Santa Venera: To sanction changes from PA/07787/22, which include only a smaller internal yard.
- PA/05827/23 Santa Venera: Proposed demolition of existing garage and overlying maisonette and subsequent excavation of one level for basement garages and construction of a new block of a
- PA/02582/21 Santa Venera: To sanction domestic store at roof level and propose light weight canopy structure to use as drying area at roof level
Other streets in Santa Venera: Triq il-Kbira San Guzepp, Triq il-Kanun, Triq Misrah il-Barrieri, Triq Abela, Triq Regjonali, Triq Carini, Triq San Gorg, Triq il-Lunzjata, Triq l-Imsida, Triq il-Brunzar, Triq il-Ferrovija, Triq is-Soll.