Triq il-Ghajn, Swieqi: planning intelligence
12 applications on record: 7 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 6 residential units granted. 4 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 along 92% of the street.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors with 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).
Height precedents
- PA/07266/23 Swieqi: To demolish existing building, site excavation and construction of basement garages, four overlying floors with one apartment per floor and a penthouse at setba
- PA/02496/25 Swieqi: Alterations to existing elevated ground floor maisonette to convert from a three bedroom unit to a two bedroom unit.
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/06124/26 Swieqi: To sanction a duplex apartment as built at ground and first floor levels.
Latest applications on Triq il-Ghajn
- PA/06124/26 Swieqi: To sanction a duplex apartment as built at ground and first floor levels.
- PA/03831/26 Swieqi: To demolish three residential units and to construct five apartments, underlying garage and proposed pool.
- PA/01651/26 Swieqi: To sanction changes from approved permit PA/01831/22 and proposed changes to facade apertures.
- PA/07948/25 Swieqi: Sanctioning of approved PA6462/96 garage at basement level as existing.
- PA/02496/25 Swieqi: Alterations to existing elevated ground floor maisonette to convert from a three bedroom unit to a two bedroom unit.
- PA/01134/25 Swieqi: Variations from the official building alignments to the development constructed under the remit of permit PA05362/18.
- PA/04674/24 Swieqi: Proposal includes pool at roof level, amendments to elevation and inclusion of additional parking in lieu with PA/2854/22.
- PA/07266/23 Swieqi: To demolish existing building, site excavation and construction of basement garages, four overlying floors with one apartment per floor and a penthouse at setba
- PA/02529/23 Swieqi: Proposed sanctioning related to previous PA/00510/13 including internal and external alterations to existing first-floor maisonette.
- PA/02854/22 Swieqi: To propose demolishing of an existing dwelling and construction of 2 garages and 3 parking spaces at semi basement level, and overlying 5 units.
- PA/01831/22 Swieqi: Proposed alterations to existing residential units at first and second floor levels covered by PA/00735/97 together with the sanctioning of facade materials & l
- PA/03591/21 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal alterations from permits PA/02082/97 and PB/04683/90. Proposal also includes minor internal alterations at the backyard and at first
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