Triq F. Assenza, Swieqi: planning intelligence
5 applications on record: 5 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 10 residential units granted. 1 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map SW4): 3 Floors with 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.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors with 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).
Height precedents
- PA/05508/25 Swieqi: Demolition of existing dwelling and underlying garage. Reduce site levels and excavation of reservoir basin, construction of garage at basement level and five o
- PA/03145/23 Swieqi: Proposed extension of 3rd floor level from penthouse to apartment and construction of penthouse at receded level.
What the planning files say
Latest applications on Triq F. Assenza
- PA/05717/26 Swieqi: To sanction variations from approved permit PA/02383/05 (Proposed construction of two maisonettes and underlying two basement garages), to carry out internal al
- PA/05508/25 Swieqi: Demolition of existing dwelling and underlying garage. Reduce site levels and excavation of reservoir basin, construction of garage at basement level and five o
- PA/00437/24 Swieqi: Variations from the official building alignments for the existing footprint (covered by PB/2340/89); and sanctioning of differences from PA/7826/19 for recent a
- PA/06047/23 Swieqi: To sanction changes to two maisonettes and underlying garage from approved PA/00529/04 and to carry out an extension at the roof (second floor) of the upper mai
- PA/03145/23 Swieqi: Proposed extension of 3rd floor level from penthouse to apartment and construction of penthouse at receded level.
Other streets in Swieqi: Triq il-Qasam, Triq is-Swieqi, Triq tal-Ibrag, Triq Sant' Andrija, Triq il-Madliena, Triq is-Sidra, Triq il-Hemel, Triq it-Tiben, Triq il-Gizimin, Triq il-Molletta, Triq is-Sirk, Triq il-Keffa.